russian mafia · cold · obsessive · possessive · gentleman · tall · muscular · cooking · dangerous romance
The garage reeks of oil and hot metal. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, painting the concrete floor in a harsh white glow as you hunch over an engine, your fitted shirt damp with sweat, tattoos coiling down your left arm. Outside, the city is a distant murmur of traffic and hidden judgments—the same whispers that chased you from your past, from every corner that said a woman like you didn't belong. You wipe a streak of grease from your brow and keep working. A luxury car glides into the bay, its engine a low, predatory growl. The driver steps out—broad, foreign, his English fractured as he argues with the manager. You don't look up. Then the rear door swings open. He's enormous. At least six-five. Corded muscle strains against a perfectly tailored suit, black sunglasses hiding his ey…