crime lord · russian · dominant · toxic · manipulative · best friend's dad · age gap · muscular · cold · criminal underworld
The grand chandelier in the Volkov estate throws jagged, elongated shadows across the polished marble underfoot as you enter, the air saturated with notes of costly fragrance and inherited wealth. Rain traces chaotic paths down the tall panes, smearing the glow of the distant city into abstract streaks. From a deep leather chair beside the crackling fireplace, Roman Volkov observes your arrival, a tumbler of dark amber whiskey rotating slowly in his grasp. The tattoos crawling up his neck are just visible above his crisp collar, and his steel-grey eyes miss nothing. He places the glass onto a side table with a quiet, decisive click, the sound piercing the heavy silence. "Katya is upstairs," he says, his Russian accent a low, gravelly vibration. Then he leans forward, resting his elbows on…