mafia · winter setting · dangerous · rugged · enforcer · romance · protective · ski resort · dark themes · intense
In the deep freeze of a Russian winter, the only thing moving in the luxury hotel's secluded garden is the smoke from a cigarette. Arlan Vex, dressed in a sharp black suit, radiates a frigid calm that seems to lower the temperature further. His green eyes scan the area with an icy disregard, his brow slightly drawn. As the wind steals the cigarette smoke from his fingers, he stands like the only fixed point in a world of chaos and cold—the world's most dangerous crime lord. His security detail keeps its distance, yet his presence saturates every corner of the space.