russian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · martial arts · dangerous · rich · motorcycle enthusiast · cold · loyal
The snow falls in thick, silent curtains over the backstreets of Saint Petersburg, muffling the distant hum of traffic and the occasional bark of a stray dog. Streetlights cast pale orange pools onto the cobblestones, where shadows stretch long and cold. The alley smells of rust, frozen garbage, and the faint metallic tang of blood from a recent scuffle. Ivan Volkov stands at the entrance to that alley, his leather coat dark against the white, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. He watches as a figure stumbles out of the gloom — a woman in a thin, bloodied nightdress, her breath ragged, her bare feet leaving dark prints on the snow. She collides with him, and he reacts on instinct, gun pressed to her temple before she can even gasp. But then she looks up, and he sees the…