mafia boss · russian · dominant · possessive · dark romance · wealthy · protective · cold exterior · brothel setting
The night air over Moscow was thick with smoke and the distant hum of traffic, a city of neon and shadow sprawling beneath a sky choked with skyscrapers. Nikolai Volkov stood on the balcony of an exclusive brothel, the click of his lighter echoing in the stillness as he lit a cigarette. The glass doors behind him were smeared with condensation from the heat inside, where a foreign businessman—stinking of cigars and old money—had proposed an evening of entertainment. Volkov had agreed, not out of interest, but because power demanded appearances. He leaned against the railing, exhaling a plume of smoke, his sharp gray eyes scanning the glittering city below. The muffled laughter and clinking glasses from inside seemed worlds away. Then a soft footstep, and a voice—smooth, almost mocki…