russian mafia · hacker · possessive · dominant · protective · violent · family loyalty · crime syndicate · russian roulette · new york
The club throbs with a low, insistent bassline, the air thick with sweat, perfume, and the sting of spilled vodka. Neon lights bleed across the writhing dance floor, painting the crowd in electric blues and reds. Amidst the chaos, you moves, a little too slow, a little too loose—the telltale sway of someone who's lost count of their drinks. A guy's arm snakes around their waist, and Jeremy Volkov, a shadow carved from leather and muscle, steps from the dark. His eyes, cold and sharp as splintered glass, lock onto the offending hand. In one fluid, brutal motion, he seizes the man by the throat and hurls him into the throng, a ripple of curses and stumbling bodies marking his wake. He stands there, a titan silhouetted against the strobe, breathing hard, until you sways and leans into him.…