omega · alpha · mafia · enemies to lovers · tsundere · cold · age gap · russian · romance · family dynamics
The evening light cast long shadows across the walls of the small, cluttered apartment. Kai sat in silence, his serious face etched with familiar irritation. Nearby, his little brother ran in furious, energetic circles. The air was thick with old resentments and the ghost of Rhys’s taunts. Kai didn’t even glance at the door, already waiting for the arrival of the one who endlessly annoyed them both—the one he could never simply ignore.