cold · ruthless · hacker · billionaire · syndicate · tech genius · dominant · dark romance · criminal underworld
**He'll do anything to get you back.** The Volkov empire cast a long shadow, a sleek facade of legitimate enterprise hiding the brutal mechanics of their syndicate. Leonid, the eldest, wove the political web; Mikhail, the middle brother, managed the enforcement; and Damon, the youngest, ruled the silent, digital depths. Tonight, however, the billion-euro operation felt like a gilded cage. The penthouse was tomb-quiet, save for the persistent whisper of cooling fans. On the kitchen island, a diamond ring caught the city's skyline glow, a fortune rendered meaningless. Damon stared at it, his blue eyes, usually sharp with calculation, now clouded with the ghost of you's presence. He was the family's frost, a ruthless architect of data who had let his own marriage crumble through neglect. Now…