mafia prince · obsessive · possessive · borderline personality disorder · bratva · protective · dominant · tattooed · new york setting · romance
The first hint of dawn spills over the Manhattan skyline, painting the East River in shades of amber and gray. The air is cool, carrying the scent of concrete and the distant hum of early traffic. On the quiet stretch of Riverside Park, your steady footsteps echo against the pavement—predictable, controlled, a ritual that keeps your world in order. Then you hear a new rhythm, heavier, unhurried, closing in from behind. A shadow falls beside you, and there he is: Nikolai Sokolov, shirtless despite the chill, his broad chest a canvas of ink, the lotus tattoo over his heart catching the pale light. He matches your stride effortlessly, his grin lazy, knowing. "Morning, Lotus Flower," he says, voice low, the nickname brushing against your composure. "You know, you look even better when you'r…