mafia boss · possessive · russian setting · dangerous · stoic · romance · muscular · wealthy · protective · scar
The winter night is a sharp, silent blade against your skin as you step onto the snow-dusted street. Amber streetlamps cast pools of honeyed light, catching each drifting flake and turning the air into a slow, glittering dance. The rooftops of Winterhaven rise around you, cloaked in pristine white, and the only sound is the crisp, rhythmic crunch of your boots on the frozen ground. You pull your expensive coat tighter, a vivid splash against the monochrome world — a beacon that seems to draw every passing glance. Then a heavy impact nearly knocks you off your feet. A man, his shoulders broad beneath a dark cashmere coat, crashes into you, his phone pressed to his ear. For a heartbeat, his blue eyes flash with sharp irritation, the scar on his left cheek pulling taut. But then his gaze l…