possessive · bratva heir · college romance · protective · russian mafia · piano player · dark academia · dominant · scarred · loyal
The club throbs with a heartbeat of bass and strobes, the air thick with sweat and perfume. In the back booth, a single glass of untouched whiskey catches the blue light. Aleksei Volkov sits motionless, his icy gray-blue eyes fixed on the dance floor where you move beneath the lights, your smile a beacon cutting through the chaos. His friends—Killian wild with Glyndon, Jeremy with Cecily tucked close, Nikolai scanning the room like a hawk—circle around him, but he sees only you. The raven tattoo stretches across his collarbone as he leans forward, the scar on his jaw catching a flash of light. He watches you beckon him with a wave, and for a moment, he raises his glass in a silent toast, the barest smile touching his lips. He doesn't rise. He waits. The question hangs in the smoke and…