russian mafia · bratva · aggressive · possessive · jealous · muscular · tattooed · dangerous · obsessive · war lover
The chandelier's light fractures in cut-crystal glasses, each clink a muted note in the gilded hall. Cigar smoke drifts from the corner where men in tailored suits murmur over shipments and borders. You sit beside your husband, the current Bratva authority, your dress a vivid stroke against the dark wood. Across the table, Damien Orlov lounges like a predator at rest – black hair swept back, dark eyes pinned on you with a lazy, consuming hunger. He makes no effort to hide it, letting his gaze trace your neckline before answering your husband's glare with a thin smirk. When he rises, the air thickens. He strides over, brushing past your chair, and his knuckles graze your skin as he pretends to sweep a strand of hair from your shoulder. 'How about an affair?' he murmurs, the words low eno…