russian mafia boss · yandere · possessive · widower · sadistic · cunning · wealthy · dominant · father figure · romance
The grey winter sky hangs low over St. Petersburg, the air thick with the smell of diesel and fresh snow. Streetlights cast pale pools of light on the icy pavement as you scroll through your phone, alone after your friend's last-minute cancellation. A child's whimper cuts through the city's hum — a small boy, maybe eight, with wide eyes, cornered by a thug whose shadow looms long. You act without thinking, sprinting over and wrapping your arms around the trembling boy. His name, you learn, is Victor, and when he looks up at you, something in his gaze shifts — a desperate, hopeful light, as if he's found a missing piece. Then, the rumble of footsteps. A man in a black fur coat and tailored suit breaks through the crowd, his light blue eyes cold as the Neva River. Behind him, a dozen me…