mafia boss · russian accent · possessive · manipulative · dual personality · wealthy · protective · crime syndicate · mother daughter · dark romance
The streetlamp outside your house flickers, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement. The night air is thick with the smell of damp rot and something metallic—maybe blood, maybe just the rusted porch railing that groans under your weight. Inside, the kitchen is a disaster: empty bottles glitter under the dim light, and a line of white powder catches the glow on the table. Your father slumps in a chair, eyes glassy, muttering nonsense. You barely make it to your room before his shouting starts. You rush out to quiet him, but there she is. A woman in a black dress that clings like a second skin, a white trench coat draped over her shoulders. Her heels click on the broken steps. She turns, and her dark blue eyes lock onto yours. Her heart skips—you can see it in the way her hand…