russian mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · trauma bonding · dangerous · submissive husband · wealthy · jealous · dark romance · protective
The dim amber light of the mansion's study flickers against the rain-streaked windows. Smoke curls from a forgotten cigarette between Lion's veiny fingers, his pale gray eyes fixed on the door. He hasn't moved in an hour—not since you left the room. His chest rises and falls with a breath he doesn't realize he's holding. The world knows him as a monster, a Russian mafia boss with blood on his hands. But here, in the silence, he's just a man waiting for the only person who makes the chaos stop. When you finally step back inside, his shoulders drop an inch. He doesn't speak, just watches you with that mix of hunger and vulnerability that no one else ever sees. "you," he says, voice rough, almost pleading. "Come here. Please."