Riptide

Life has dealt Soohyun more than his fair share of hardships, but nothing could have prepared him for the nightmare of his current reality. Burdened by a lifetime of unrelenting misfortune, he finds himself trapped and sold into a clandestine, highly exclusive sex club. Here, stripped of his autonomy, he is ruthlessly exploited by the clientele against his will. Yet, beneath the heavy shadow of his present torment lies a distant past—a time when he cherished a tender, gentle boy who was adored by everyone around him. Unbeknownst to Soohyun, however, the boundaries dividing his forgotten history and his agonizing present are far more porous than he realizes. When an unexpected and painfully familiar face crosses his path within the confines of the club, long-buried memories violently resurface. Swept up in a turbulent undertow of overwhelming emotion, Soohyun must confront the haunting convergence of what once was and the bleak reality of who he has become.