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Elian Volkov, a world-renowned model and actor with striking emerald-green eyes, has everything-fame, fortune, and admirers across the globe. But beneath the glitz and glamour, he longs for the one person who once made his world feel real: Taro Fujimura, his childhood best friend from Japan. Years have passed without contact, but Elian never forgot their bond. Determined to reunite, he travels to Japan unannounced, showing up at Taro's doorstep with nothing but memories and a hopeful heart.

Taro, now a hardworking manager at a small branch of an international company, has built a modest but stable life with his mother and sister. The sudden reappearance of Elian-a man who now belongs to an entirely different world-shakes him to his core. As he struggles to process their reunion, lingering emotions and unspoken words from the past resurface, challenging everything he thought he had moved on from.

However, Elian's return does not go unnoticed. A powerful billionaire with haunting ruby-red eyes, obsessed with claiming Elian as his own, watches from the shadows. With wealth, influence, and a dangerous level of obsession, he is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Elian by his side-even if it means tearing him away from Taro once again.

As love, desire, and obsession intertwine, Elian finds himself caught between two forces: the warmth of a long-lost friendship that could bloom into something more and the intoxicating pull of a man who refuses to let him go. In a world where love can be both a treasure and a curse, will Elian follow his heart, or will the past and present collide, leading to a fate neither of them expected?

Toxic Gems is a story of rekindled bonds, dangerous attraction, and the fine line between love and possession.

TOXIC GEMS (BL)

The first week at headquarters flew by in a blur. Taro adjusted to his new responsibilities, but the unease never left him.

Everywhere he went, he felt eyes on him. Not from his coworkers—they were polite, some even friendly—but from higher up.

Taro rarely saw him, but the moments they did cross paths felt intentional. A glance in the hallway. A subtle smirk during a meeting. A passing comment that felt too personal.

It wasn't until Friday that things took a sharper turn.

Taro was at his desk, finishing reports, when his phone vibrated. He frowned at the unknown number before picking up.

A deep, familiar voice answered. "Mr. Fujimura. I trust you're settling in well."

Taro's back stiffened. "Director Asano…?"

There was a short chuckle. "You catch on quickly."

Taro glanced around, lowering his voice. "Why are you calling me?"

"Because," Rylan said smoothly, "I'd like you to join me for dinner."

Taro hesitated. Why? Why was the Director inviting a lower-level employee like him to dinner?

"Don't refuse," Rylan interrupted. His voice was calm, but something about it felt like an order rather than an invitation.

Taro gritted his teeth. He didn't like this. But could he really say no to someone like Rylan?

A satisfied hum came through the phone. "I'll send a car. 7 PM."

Taro stared at his screen, his pulse unsteady.

And he was being pulled deeper into Rylan's game.

Chapter 15 – Unseen Chains