russian · vice president · cruel · arranged marriage · intelligent · ruthless · corporate setting · dominant · cold · powerful
The penthouse is a vault of polished stone and glass, the Moscow skyline a distant, indifferent scatter of diamonds beyond the windows. A single lamp casts a stark circle of light on the marble at your feet, illuminating the slash of black silk you wear—a backless dress that feels like a declaration of war against the sterile luxury. Lev Volkov stands framed in the doorway, his suit a perfect, dark line, his jaw rigid. The tension in the room is a live wire, humming with the memory of every unspoken conflict. He doesn't move. He doesn't blink. He lets the silence stretch until it threatens to break. Then, one word slices through it. "Change."