Beneath the Starlit Shadows."

Hana sat on the windowsill, her knees tucked to her chest, unable to shake the strange weight that had settled in her chest. Th

dim light. Jihoon had called it a promise, a symbol of his protection. But to Hana, it fel

l night, alternating between making phone calls and pacing the length of the apartment. She co

n the morning?" Hana finally

his lips twitching into a faint smirk.

or someone?"

aced by a more seriou

my questions since the day we met. If I'm going to stay here-and I'm still not sure

's not just me they're after. It's what I know. The Obsi

exactly do

jaw tightening. "Eno

sent a chill down her sp

low. "Bringing them down means risking everything

" Hana sa

d, his dark eyes sear

en them thick and heavy. Hana could feel the pull of his presen

she asked, her voice barely above a

e. "You can't outrun the shadow

uzzed on the counter. He grabbed it, his e

he said abruptly,

a asked, her pu

ne who ca

Dr

ly morning haze. Jihoon drove with a single-minded focus, his hands gripping

where we're going?" she asked a

I trust," Ji

to make me feel be

"It should. Seongjin might not look like much,

nd how do you kn

dmitted. "But we do

Me

ll and unassuming, tucked away in an industrial area that smelled faintly of rust a

eyes and a perpetual scowl. He wore a leather jacket that had seen b

his voice gruff. "Didn't

oon replied. "I

o Hana, his expression sk

me," Jihoon

ow but stepped aside, mo

old equipment, and monitors displaying grainy surveillance fo

gainst a table. "What kind of

Circle," Jihoo

arkened. "You're playin

. "I don't need a lectu

through his graying hair. "Fin

nto the table. Seongjin opened it, his eyes w

ever," Seongjin mutter

't shake the feeling that they were being watched. Her ey

he whispere

lass shatterin

ed, pulling her behind a