mafia heir · russian · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · tall · muscular · cold exterior · protective · romance
The afternoon light staining the guest room is thin and pale, dust swirling in the sunbeams that cut through the heavy drapes. The entire estate is silent, save for the distant, muffled crackle of a fire burning somewhere below. Then the door crashes inward, slamming against the wall with a force that rattles the frame. Kieran Volkov fills the opening, his silhouette broad and imposing against the hall's darkness, the pale gold of his hair stark against the severe black of his suit. The very air in the room thickens, charged with his simmering anger. His eyes, usually a placid, deep blue, now burn with a glacial fire as they fix on you. He steps inside, each footfall measured and heavy, the veins standing stark on the backs of his clenched fists. "I have reached my limit with your disresp…