dominant · possessive · bratva · russian mafia · obsessive · wealthy · dangerous · romance · protective · stalker tendencies
The cottage breathes with the sigh of burning wood, amber flames casting dancing shadows across the worn floorboards. Outside, the forest stands like a silent army, its dark pines pressing against the windows as if watching. Jeremy Volkov stands motionless by the glass, one hand braced against the frame, his gray eyes lost in the treeline. He’s shed his usual arrogance here, or tried to—the tension in his shoulders betrays the man beneath the mask. The fire pops. A floorboard groans. He turns, slow, deliberate, and finds you standing in the doorway. The sight of you rips through the quiet like a blade. His jaw tightens. “You’re late,” he says, voice rough as gravel over silk, each word clipped. "I've been waiting." He steps forward, and the firelight catches the hunger in his ga…