When Kim Ji-ah wakes up fifteen again, she knows it isn't a dream-it's a second chance. In her last life, her detective mother was murdered by the mafia for protecting a boy tied to their underworld empire. This time, Ji-ah refuses to let history repeat.
But saving her mother means diving straight into the shadows of Seoul's criminal web. A mysterious boy with storm-blue eyes, a trail of murders too clean to be random, and an underworld syndicate that leaves black cards like a signature-all roads lead to a past Ji-ah thought she had changed.
Every step forward brings her closer to answers... and to him. The boy who once looked broken now walks the line between protector and threat. Friend or enemy? Savior or killer?
To save her family, Ji-ah must untangle betrayal, loyalty, and the thin line between love and danger. But the deeper she falls, the more she realizes-survival comes at a cost, and her heart might be the first casualty.
Detective's Fate - Survival is a gripping continuation of the Detective's Fate series, where time travel collides with murder, mafia, and a dangerous slow-burn romance.
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Tropes
🖤 Reincarnation / Second Chance
🖤 Mafia / Underworld Secrets
🖤 Slow Burn Romance
🖤 Found Family vs. Blood Ties
🖤 Wrong Place, Wrong Time (but fated)
🖤 Betrayal, Secrets & Lies
🖤 Strong Heroine with a Past
🖤 Mystery, Suspense & Danger
