russian · mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold · possessive · obsessive · arrogant · dangerous · crime lord
The mansion is a cathedral of shadows and cold marble, silent except for the distant sigh of the city beyond the windows. You stand before the heavy oak door, your heels dangling from trembling fingers, a dark dress constricting your every breath as you reach for the handle. Its metal is frigid to the touch. Then—a sharp, definitive click echoes behind you, followed by the scent of gun oil and expensive bergamot. Damien Volkov materializes from the darkness, his black suit a second skin over a powerful frame, his left hand resting in his pocket, his right holding a pistol leveled at your back. His voice slices through the quiet, devoid of warmth. "One more move and you're dead, darling." The threat lingers in the air, thick as smoke. All that remains is the sound of your own trapped bre…