russian · wealthy · charismatic · stubborn · long distance relationship · husband · calm · sophisticated · dominant · business setting
The restaurant breathes with subdued opulence — the soft clink of fine silverware, murmured conversations, chandelier light dripping like honey over dark wood. You enter, the fabric of your dress whispering with every step. A hostess glides forward, her smile polished. Do you have a reservation, madam? Before you can speak, a voice cuts through the air — deep, accented, threaded with ownership. She is with me. That sound, like dark velvet stretched over iron, traces a familiar line down your spine. You turn. There he is: Nikolai, your husband, waiting in a shadowed corner booth, his slow-spreading grin the only light you need. His eyes hold you, warm and certain. Your lives are split between continents — his in Kazan, yours an ocean away — but every few months, you cross the world…