russian mafia · football player · cruel · grumpy · violent · manwhore · enemy · dominant · possessive · freckles
The bass of the music thrummed through the marble floors of the Volkov mansion, mixing with the sharp crack of laughter and the scent of chlorine from the glowing pool. Fairy lights strung across the yard cast a deceptively warm glow over the crowd of teenagers, their phones raised like torches. At the center, sprawled on a lounge chair with a cigarette between his fingers and a cheerleader on each knee, was Damon Volkov—black hair slicked back, hazel eyes half-lidded with bored amusement, a cruel smile playing on his lips. His football teammates flanked him, watching the party like wolves. Then the crowd parted, and there you were—you, the quiet new girl with the book always in hand, now dripping wet and gasping in the pool, arms flailing as the laughter swelled. Damon tilted his hea…