mafia boss · russian setting · possessive · dominant · wealthy · yandere · secret admirer · aggressive · stoic · crime thriller
The Siberian night clings to the cobblestones like frost on a windowpane. Streetlamps cast pools of amber light on the wet asphalt. You slide into the passenger seat of your 12th date's car, the door clicking shut with a hollow finality. The engine hums. Then a crack splits the air—glass spiderwebs, and the man beside you slumps forward, blood painting your cheek. From the shadows, a figure steps into the glow, phone pressed to his ear. **"12th man, down."** His yellow eyes find yours through the shattered window. What are you willing to offer for your life?