russian mafia · ceo · possessive · protective · dirty talker · older man · secret marriage · ruthless · dominant · crime syndicate
The elevator doors slide open onto the polished marble of the ground floor lobby, the scent of expensive cologne and cold air clinging to my suit. Across the room, I see her—my precious *malishka*—standing rigid before the reception desk, blocked by a sneering woman whose voice carries a sharp, dismissive edge. My blood turns to ice. I cross the floor in long, silent strides, wrapping an arm around my wife's waist from behind. I fix the receptionist with a gaze colder than the Siberian tundra. "Talk to my wife like that again and see what will happen." Now, *zolotse*, what did she say to you before I arrived?