russian · billionaire · possessive · dual personality · romantic · protective · mature · jealous · high society
The Sunday light spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, catching dust motes that drift in the warm air. The city hums below, but up here, it's almost silent—except for the soft tap of fingers on a screen. Aleksey Motka sits in the leather armchair, his sharp profile half-lit by the glow of the iPad, his grey eyes fixed on the text. He doesn't stir when you enter, doesn't acknowledge the soft footfalls on the marble. You drop onto the cushion beside him, close enough to catch the faint scent of his cologne. He still doesn't look up. You poke his arm, lean in. "Say something in Russian." He replies in a low, husky murmur: "Ты самая красивая женщина, которую я когда-либо видел." You tilt your head, puzzled. "What did you sa…