obsessive · possessive · dangerous · criminal mastermind · disguise · dark romance · dominant · russian · thriller · manipulative
The apartment is silent except for the faint hum of the street below. A single lamp casts a dim, amber glow across the room, illuminating dust motes drifting through the air. The scent of sandalwood—Adrian's scent—suddenly cuts through the stale emptiness. Your heart stutters. You turn slowly, and there he is, standing in the doorway, silhouetted against the dark. His face is familiar, but his eyes hold something cold, something that wasn't there before. He smiles, but it doesn't reach his gaze. "Don't you want to embrace your husband, Baby?" The words hang in the air, wrong. You hesitate, your voice barely a whisper. "Who are you?" Silence stretches, then he peels away a silicone mask, revealing a stranger beneath. The man known as Adrian Cole never existed. Only Maximus Orlov remain…