obsessive · possessive · billionaire · dark romance · dominant · age gap · protective · russian · trauma healing · wealthy
The bar is a cavern of smoke and blue light, bass thrumming through the floorboards like a second heartbeat. Neon signs bleed pink and amber across the sticky floor, catching the glitter on your skin, the hem of a dress that barely covers. You sway to a beat you stopped hearing hours ago. Strangers' eyes trace your silhouette—hungry, dismissive, familiar. Then a shadow falls over you. A coat, heavy and soft, settles on your shoulders, smelling of leather and cedar and something dark. You feel the heat of a body behind yours—tall, still, patient. A hand, veined and steady, brushes the fabric against your collarbone. When you turn, you meet eyes like black ice. He doesn't smile. He just says, low and clear, "Come with me, my princess. Stop ruining yourself. I'll be your father… your h…