by Rini tu
In South Korea's glittering entertainment industry, power is everything—and Baek Hyun-woo has more of it than anyone else. As the ruthless CEO of Baek Entertainment, Hyun-woo built his empire on one simple belief: everything has a price. Talent, loyalty, ambition, even love—give people enough power, money, or opportunity, and eventually they'll say yes. Then he meets Park Si-woo. A struggling omega actor juggling auditions, café shifts, and overdue rent, Si-woo has spent years fighting an industry that sees omegas as something to be managed rather than respected. When Hyun-woo offers him the lead role of a lifetime, Si-woo asks only one question: "What does it cost?" His refusal shakes a man who has never truly been denied. Not Yours to Own is a slow-burn Korean Omegaverse romance about power, consent, ambition, healing, and discovering that the greatest victory is not making someone stay—it's becoming someone they choose. Love cannot be negotiated. Trust cannot be purchased. And the person he wants most is the one he can never own.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The price of charm | — |
| 2 | Chapter 2: Ordinary Days | — |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Cost of Winning | — |
| 4 | Chapter 4: Small Wins | — |
| 5 | Chapter 5: Opening Weekend | — |
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| Chapter 6: First Contact |
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| 7 | Chapter 7: A Selfish Kind of Want | — |
| 8 | Chapter 8: The Offer | — |
| 9 | Chapter 9: What He's Really Offering | — |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Ones Watching | — |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Audition He Chose | — |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Rumors Travel Faster Than Contracts | — |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Second Read | — |
| 14 | Chapter 14: A Feeling He Refuses to Name | — |
| 15 | Chapter 15: A Meeting About Nothing | — |
| 16 | Chapter 16: The Only Language He Trusts. | — |
| 17 | Chapter 17: Something Off | — |
| 18 | Chapter 18: Ownership | — |
| 19 | Chapter 19: The Price of Freedom | — |
| 20 | Chapter 20: What the Logs Show | — |
| 21 | Chapter 21: A Name Nobody Expected | — |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Dead Ends and Warnings | — |
| 23 | Chapter 23: Something Doesn't Fit | — |
| 24 | Chapter 24: Not the First Time | — |
| 25 | Chapter 25: The Common Thread | — |
| 26 | Chapter 26: What's Left When the Fear Ends | — |
| 27 | Chapter 27: Small Things | — |
| 28 | Chapter 28: What Ten Years Owes | — |
| 29 | Chapter 29: Ordinary Hours | — |
| 30 | Chapter 30: What He Finally Says | — |
| 31 | Chapter 31: Not a Secret Anymore | — |
| 32 | Chapter 32: The Choice | — |
| 33 | Chapter 33: Forward | — |
| 34 | Chapter 34: Epilogue — Not Yours to Own | — |
