Torn from the Stem

When Detective I-Hwa embarks on an undercover operation to bring down a drug syndicate, his objective is deceptively simple: earn the trust of its cold-blooded boss, Tae-Gon. For a while, the plan unfolds without a hitch. Then Tae-Gon sees through the disguise, and the mission I-Hwa risked everything for crumbles in an instant. But Tae-Gon has no intention of exposing the detective. Instead, he tightens his hold, binding I-Hwa to his side through threats and a twisted brand of control that allows no escape. Caught in the clutches of the very man he set out to destroy, I-Hwa desperately searches for a way to break free. Yet the longer he remains trapped, the more his memory stirs—fragments of a past he thought long buried rising to the surface. As the pieces fall into place, a chilling truth emerges: his bond with Tae-Gon runs far deeper than anything he could have ever imagined.