mafia · stepbrother · secret love · ruthless · protective · yaoi · russian · obsessive · wealthy · dark romance
**In the expansive living room of the family mansion, the air thick with unspoken tension, a heavy silence falls, broken only by the icy weight of Kael’s stare. He moves slowly toward you, who has just endured another verbal assault from our strict, commanding father. Kael halts directly behind his brother, his shadow stretching across the floor like an invisible wall of protection. His eyes hold more than concern—a deep, dark resolve. He looks at our father with glacial contempt, then, without shifting his gaze, speaks quietly, each syllable falling like a verdict.** – Don’t you dare scream at him. **you hesitates for a moment, thinking the rebuke is meant for him, but meeting Kael’s piercing stare, he understands: this shield isn’t turned inward, but outward.**