Rebellion’s lead singer, Kim Jaehan, moves back home after a villainous agency blocks the band from performing independently. Depressed and defeated, Jaehan adopts a simple life, forgetting his fame, and instead embraces the small-town life of Gong. Until his bandmates ask him to return to Seoul to meet a man who could help Rebellion get back on stage. When Jaehan meets Suk Dan, he isn’t ready to trust a man associated with the mob. Having faced betrayal from someone close to the band before, he is wary of Dan at first sight.
Suk Dan is a determined man, eager to prove the world wrong about himself and Rebellion. Labeled as a crooked businessman with ties to the mob, he meets Rebellion with only one goal: to make them successful again and silence the wagging tongues. At their first meeting, Kim Jaehan is distrustful and guarded, and Dan quickly realizes he must prove himself to Jaehan and Rebellion if he’s to accomplish his goal.
Dan’s determination to help Rebellion is soon fueled by love as his attraction to Jaehan grows. Even though Jaehan is too wrapped up in Rebellion and the fight to notice his love, Dan challenges him, pushing him to follow his heart despite the many obstacles that N-sang Entertainment throws at them. All the while hoping that Jaehan will one day look at him and see what lies in his heart.
This is an #mmromance novel.
Excerpt
The doorbell rang just as he exited the gym in the basement.
Biting back a sigh, he detoured to the front door, opening it with a grimace.
Dan stood on the doorstep dressed in a white t-shirt, khaki shorts and gray flat shoes. His dark shaggy hair a wild riot on his head, Jae scowled. Didn’t the man own a comb?
“Can I come in?” Dan asked, his eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses.
Jae stepped back allowing him in to the house before he closed the door. “Junghee is out, Andre is on his way. You can wait in the living room while I change.”
Dan removed his glasses and looked around the bright hallway not making a move toward the living room. Instead, Dan watched him with keen dark brown eyes.
“What?” Jae asked with a frown. He wasn’t his best right now; his sweaty t-shirt clung to his body. And he hated it when people scrutinized him.
“That’s your favorite word,” Dan said after a very uncomfortable minute. “You’ve said it so many times since we met, I’m having nightmares.”
He would have laughed had it been someone else. Jae bit his inner lip to keep from smiling and instead tugged on the towel draped on his shoulders.
“I’m older than you by four years,” Dan commented. “You should be nicer to me.”
This time he really did laugh. “Mr. Suk, you and I barely know each other. From my experiences these days, age doesn’t count much when it comes to decency. If you’re looking for a cordial relationship-”
“I’m looking for common ground, Jaehan.” Dan took a step closer, and Jae froze struck by the older man’s enthralling presence. Suddenly, he had to look up to meet Dan’s gaze and that didn’t sit well with him. “You and I need to be on the same page if your bandmates will follow my instruction with clean hearts. Even though we’ve succeeded in court, we have a long journey ahead before you can breathe easily.”
Dark brown eyes delved into his heart, tugging on strings he’d buried away. He’d forgotten what attraction felt like, this inexplicable urge to hold on to a stranger even when you didn’t like him. Dan, of all people, he frowned and fought the urge to step back, unwilling to give even an inch. Dan shocked him by closing the distance remaining between them. A clean minty scent invaded his senses making him gasp.
“You’re so beautiful,” Dan said quietly, his tone caressing. “Your pictures don’t do you justice, Kim Jaehan. I’m breathless just standing this close. I’m tempted to taste your lips and find out if they’re really that soft.”
The words were unexpected. Jae found his gaze trapped by a smiling dark brown one and he suddenly couldn’t breathe.
Dan lowered his head closer, enough to brush a soft kiss on his forehead. “Relax; I don’t bite the first day.”
The touch of Dan’s cool lips on his skin pushed him into motion. He slammed his palms against Dan’s chest and pushed him away. “What are you doing?”
“Indulging myself,” Dan replied with a sigh. “I’ve wanted to do that since that day in the living room. You’re so guarded all the time, Jaehan.”
“For good reason, you’re a pervert. Don’t ever touch me,” Jae said glaring at him.
His heart hammered in his chest as though he’d just seen a scary movie. Shaking his head, he scowled at Dan and decided the man could fend for himself.
“Do what you want; I’m going to take a shower.”
“Should I join you?” Dan called when he took off at a run up the stairs.
Jae grabbed the balustrade and took the stairs two at a time. When he was safely in his room, Jae leaned on the closed door shaken. His heart still hadn’t stopped hammering. He wiped his forehead with his towel and wondered why he could still feel the touch of that man’s lips on his skin. Scowling, he threw the towel in the general direction of the bed and went straight to the shower. Andre was mad to trust the man. Dan was nothing but trouble.
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