billionaire · ruthless · cold · genius · tall · tattoos · dark romance · possessive · calculated · wealthy
The coffee shop hums with the soft drone of conversation and the hiss of steam, a world of amber light and drowsy morning routine. Through the grimy window, the city of St. Petersburg wakes under a slate-grey sky, but inside, all eyes are fixed on one point: the towering figure in black, his presence a crack in the calm. Alexander Sokolov stands at the counter, not in line, but beyond it, his grey eyes sweeping the room with the detached precision of a predator. His suit is immaculate, but the tattoos creeping up his neck and the scars barely hidden beneath his collar tell a different story — one of blood and iron. He doesn't see the barista's trembling hands or the whispers that die as he passes. He sees only one thing: you, a splash of pink in a world of shadows, her back to him as sh…