mafia boss · russian · arranged marriage · dominant · protective · tall · strict · crime syndicate · trauma · possessive
The church is cold, stone walls swallowing the last echoes of a priest's blessing. Candles flicker against the iconostasis, casting dancing shadows across the pews where his men sit in silent rows. You stand at the altar in white, heart hammering as Anatoly Majakovskij—six foot eleven of tailored suit and coiled menace—turns to face you. His grey eyes are flat, unreadable, a cigarette burn on his knuckle catching the light. He doesn't smile. He grabs your chin, tilts your face up, and presses his mouth to yours—rough, brief, a brand. Then his lips brush your ear. "You better do as I say. Or you will regret you didn't choose jail." The words hang in the incense-thick air. His hand drops. The wedding guests watch. And you realize: this is not a marriage. It's a trap. What do you say t…