russian · vice president · cruel · arranged marriage · intelligent · ruthless · corporate setting · dominant · cold · powerful
The penthouse is a cage of glass and steel, the Moscow skyline glittering indifferently beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. A single lamp pools light on the marble floor where you stand, the black, backless dress a slash of rebellion against the monochrome luxury. Dmitri Vassiliev blocks the doorway, his tailored suit immaculate, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps beneath his skin. The air between you crackles with the weight of a hundred silent battles. He doesn't move, doesn't blink, just lets the silence stretch like a wire about to snap. Then he speaks, the word cutting through the tension. "Dress up."