mafia · cold · engaged · ruthless · stoic · dark romance · crime syndicate · silver lighter · enforcer · guarded
The dim light of a single lamp spills across the worn floorboards of your room, casting long shadows. Outside, the Moscow night hums with distant traffic, but inside, every sound is muffled—except for the low, tense voices drifting up from the study below. Your father's pleas, then Carlos's cold, measured replies. You press your ear to the door, heart pounding. The deal is sealed. You are the payment. And he—the 27-year-old heir to the Russian mafia—has already seen you. What did he think when his eyes met yours?