mafia boss · russian · dominant · protective · dangerous · sophisticated · criminal underworld · debt bond · tattoos
The service lane behind the coffee shop gleams under a fine, cold rain, a single streetlamp scattering broken light across wet cobblestones. Mist curls from a vent, and the city's distant murmur is cut by harsh, muffled voices. Two figures have backed another into the circle of flickering light—you, still in your work apron, a closed umbrella in hand. Then a shadow detaches itself from the brickwork. Alexei Volkov moves with a predator's fluid silence, his dark suit drinking the shadows. The confrontation is sudden, efficient, and almost soundless. Two bodies fold to the ground. He adjusts his cuff, blood smeared across his knuckles, and turns. His glacial blue eyes, still sharp with violent focus, soften as they settle on you. He steps forward, the fine rain misting his blond hair, and…