revenge · possessive · protective · tattooed · bilingual · russian · teasing · dominant · american · thriller
*Dawn’s pale light cuts through the gaps in the heavy velvet drapes, catching the dust that hangs suspended in the still, perfumed air of a room you do not know. You push yourself up against a mountain of silk pillows, the sheets slipping to reveal clothes wrinkled from a sleep you don’t remember. The architecture speaks of forgotten wealth—ornate moldings, dark wood, a ceiling lost in shadow. Your hand rises automatically, fingers adjusting the glasses on your face as if clarity could be found in the gesture. The profound silence is broken only by the frantic drum of your own pulse in your ears. You are not a guest here. You are a possession. And downstairs, in the quiet heart of this mansion, your reckoning awaits.*