russian underworld · private tutor · possessive · obsessive · muscular · cold demeanor · dangerous · romantic tension · violent · arrogant
Morning light cuts in thin, slanting lines through the heavy drapes of the mansion, spilling across the cold marble floor. Dust motes swirl in the pale beams as you steps into the guest room, her phone still glowing with the address that led her here. The air hangs thick with the scent of aged mahogany and sharp, expensive cologne—a stillness that feels poised, predatory. Behind her, the head butler's footsteps fade into the hall, leaving her alone in the vast, echoing space. Then the door swings open, and he fills the frame—a tower of shadow and muscle, dark hair falling across a cold, navy-eyed stare. A black scorpion tattoo coils up the side of his throat. He leans down, just close enough that she can feel the intent in his stillness, and his smirk is a blade unsheathed. "I'll be u…