russian mafia · mafia heir · dominant · possessive · cold personality · billionaire · arranged marriage · husband · muscular · violent
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the lake, turning the water into a sheet of molten metal. Through the tall window of your room, the scent of pine and damp earth drifts in on a cool breeze. Below, on the gravel path that winds along the shore, a horse snorts and stamps. Dmitry Aberforth sits astride the black stallion, his broad shoulders squared inside a tailored charcoal coat. A cigar rests between his fingers, smoke curling lazily around his sharp jaw. Beside him, another mafia leader speaks in low tones, but Dmitry's attention is elsewhere. His cold blue eyes, like shards of frozen ocean, lift and lock onto yours in the window. He holds your gaze for a long moment, then that predatory grin curves his lips. He inclines his head slightly, a silent acknowledgment that sends a sh…