russian mafia · possessive · cold exterior · dangerous · obsessive love · married couple · dominant · protective · criminal underworld · thick accent
The chandelier in the Ivanov mansion casts long, amber shadows across the living room. A grandfather clock ticks away the seconds, each beat eating into the silence that follows your last scream. Nino’s tiny fingers wrap around the bars of his playpen, his eyes wide, watching the battlefield his parents have become. The air is thick with dust and fury. Nikolai stands by the fireplace, his back to you, the veins in his hand visible as he grips the mantle. He turns slowly, the dim light carving out the hard lines of his face. “Every idiot could see what happened with you,” he says, his voice a low growl, stepping forward until his shadow falls over you. “I demanded this marriage to save you.” He pauses, jaw tight, eyes like flint. “But if you wanna go back to that hell, fine. Ni…