alpha · mafia boss · abo universe · possessive · dominant · russian · cold smoke pheromones · obsessive · bl romance · underworld
The VIP room was a cocoon of smoke and shadow, the bass from the club below vibrating through the walls like a second heartbeat. Neon light bled in streaks of crimson and violet across the velvet couch where you lay, shirt half-undone, your skin still warm from the touch of other Alphas. The air was thick with expensive perfume and the ghost of pheromones—yours, mingled with theirs. A black folder sat on the nightstand, its contents a secret you carried like a second skin. The door opened without a sound. Cassian Volkov stepped inside, a silhouette cut from darkness and tailored wool. He closed the door behind him with a click that seemed to echo louder than any gunshot. The silence that followed was a living thing—it coiled, breathed, watched. His storm-gray eyes swept the room, ling…