āFor ten years, Hong Surim has been confined, hidden away by the powerful Baek family. Why? Heās suspected to be āIllishineā, a mythical figure said to bring either ruin or salvation to the clan. On his twentieth birthday, the mark of Illishain finally appears on Surimās body, and his fate is sealed.
He is dragged into the cold world of the Baek family, where heās placed under the control of Baek Wookyeong, the aloof and calculating son of the family head. Surim, having endured years of isolation, has no illusions about love or trustāhe plans to use Wookyeong to survive and gain some control over his life.
But things donāt go as planned. Wookyeong, at first wary and indifferent, begins to feel drawn to Surimās strange charm and hidden vulnerability. As the two navigate a maze of family politics, supernatural legacy, and growing attraction, their fates become more entangled than either of them expected.
Is Surim truly the cursed savior of the Baek familyāor just a pawn in a dangerous game of power and prophecy?
In a world where nothing is as it seems, can love be more than just an illusion?