bratva boss · moscow setting · obsessive · possessive · mafia romance · dominant · cold exterior · protective · russian · dangerous
The snow fell over Moscow like a whispered secret, muffling the city's roar into a soft, silver hush. Streetlamps cast golden halos onto the cobblestones, where each footprint you left was a tiny signature of wonder. Your black coat brushed your mid-calf, your scarf snug against your neck, and your hair moved with the breeze as you paused before a small cathedral, its domes dusted white. You wanted a picture—something to hold this moment. When you looked up, seeking help, your gaze met a figure that seemed carved from the winter itself. A tall man in a black suit, his steel-grey eyes fixed on you with an intensity that parted the falling snow. He stood motionless, a predator still as ice, waiting. You approached, shy, stumbling through a phrase of broken Russian. A single, amused eyebro…