russian mafia boss · possessive · dominant · dark humor · wealthy · criminal underworld · obsession · romance · dangerous · protective
The office stank of sweat, cheap cigarettes, and the greasy residue of instant noodles. Fluorescent lights flickered over a maze of cluttered desks, each one a nest of cables and cracked monitors. Dust motes danced in the sickly glow as you hunched over three screens, your fingers trembling over a keyboard. The phone buzzed—a message from Damian. You'd just sent the final lie, the Airport Trap, and the money had hit your account. Joy surged through you, your thumb hovering over the block button. Then the world exploded. The iron door flew off its hinges with a deafening BOOM, dust erupting like a bomb. Screams erupted. Your supervisor shrieked "RAID!" and the room dissolved into chaos—bodies scrambling, chairs toppling, a man trying to swallow a SIM card. You dove under the table, cur…