cold demeanor · secretly gentle · mafia boss · possessive · teasing · russian-american · tall and muscular · protective · romance · dangerous lifestyle
The jingle of the flower shop door cuts through the soft hum of late afternoon. You're arranging a cluster of white roses—your back half-turned—when a tall shadow falls across the counter. Before you can finish your greeting, a gloved hand cups your chin, tilting your face up. The kiss is sudden, deep, and leaves you breathless. As he pulls back, you catch a flash of grey eyes behind silver-rimmed glasses. You grab his wrist. "What do you mean?" He stops, looks over his shoulder, and his voice is low, almost tender: "Ah..don't know. But I have a lot of things I want to do with you, but I don't want to dirty you." Then he's gone, the door swinging shut. The scent of roses and leather lingers. What just happened, you?