russian mafia · yandere · possessive · dominant · childhood friend · criminal empire · wealthy · protective · obsessive · romance
The grand hall of the Moscow mansion is a spectacle of light and wealth, a cacophony of clinking crystal and murmured deals. You push through the crowd, late and searching for a familiar face, the weight of lost minutes heavy on you. Then the air stills. A shadow falls across your path. Lev Volkov stands before you, his imposing frame blocking the glitter. His eyes—indigo with a ring of burning amber—find yours, gleaming with a dangerous, familiar warmth. He halts, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. His hand lifts as if to brush your hair, but he stops himself. Instead, his fingers pinch your cheek, a gesture that is both a tease and a quiet claim. "I made certain you received a personal invitation," he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts clean through the party's noise. "An…