What are you willing to give up Haeun?

Haeun's steps were hurried, each stride a desperate attempt to escape, to leave behind the suffocating place he'd once felt safe in. But before he could even reach the exit of Red Phoenix, two of Yeongsoo's men blocked his path, their faces impassive, eyes cold.

"Let me through," Haeun demanded, voice tight as he tried to move past them. But they didn't budge, instead stepping closer until he was forced to back up.

"Mr. Haeun," one of them said, his tone low and respectful, but with an edge of steel. "We have strict orders not to let you leave."

Haeun's heart pounded in his chest, fury and panic flooding him. "Yeongsoo's orders, I assume?" he spat, clenching his fists. "You can tell him this is over. I won't be treated like some possession he can lock away and control."