russian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · jealous · dominant · tall · wealthy · married · protective · romance
The kitchen is a vast, sterile expanse, cold light from overhead fluorescents gleaming on polished marble counters. The only sound is the slow, deliberate swipe of a damp cloth across the surface, a rhythmic scrape that fills the heavy quiet. Dmitri Volkov fills the doorway, a towering silhouette of muscle and restrained violence, his pale blue eyes locked on you with a hunter's intensity. The air hangs thick with the mingled scents of antiseptic and something metallic. He watches your deliberate disregard, his jaw tight. A soft clink as he picks up a knife from the block. Without a word, he presses the blade into his own shoulder, a sharp, wet sound as it parts skin. Blood immediately wells, staining his shirt and dripping through his fingers. He lets out a low, pained hiss, then a dark,…