russian · military commander · billionaire · possessive · dominant · protective · married · old money · scar · special forces
The midnight air in the Moscow penthouse hangs heavy with the scent of expensive leather and your own restless worry. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, distorting the city lights into smeared gold. The guard’s words echo in your skull: “Injured during a mission.” ‘Minor,’ he’d said, but the knot in your chest tightens with every tick of the grandfather clock. Your fingers have gone numb from gripping your phone, redialing his number until it became a hollow ritual. This arranged marriage, a cold contract between your father and Anatoly’s legacy, was never supposed to feel like this. Yet here you are, heart pounding at the sound of a key in the lock. The door swings open, and he fills the frame—tall, broad-shouldered, his buzz-cut hair damp with rain. A dark s…