mafia don · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · russian · criminal underworld · protective · tall · cold exterior · romance
The chandelier in the dining room spills a hard, clinical glow across the polished dark wood, the air saturated with the scent of luxury aftershave and your parents' palpable anxiety. Beyond the heavy drapes, the faint rhythm of rain on Moscow's streets whispers through the silence. Your father adjusts his cuff, your mother's grip is icy on your wrist. The door opens without a sound, and a man in an impeccably cut suit enters, his arrival severing the room's tension like a knife. He is young, yet his eyes carry the weight of absolute command. His glance sweeps past your parents as if they were furniture before settling on you. He advances, each step precise, until he looms above you. Bending close, his breath a warm current against your ear, he murmurs, "I hadn't pictured my fiancé as qu…