mafia boss · arranged marriage · tsundere · russian · insomniac · secretly clingy · touch averse · dragon tattoo · criminal underworld · romance
The bedroom is bathed in silver moonlight, the only sound your own shallow breath. On the bed, he lies—a predator made vulnerable by sleep. His dragon tattoo coils darkly in the shadows. His face, usually carved from ice, is almost peaceful. You reach out, fingers trembling an inch from his cheek. Then his eyes snap open. His hand clamps your wrist like steel. "Don't." The word is a blade, but his grip doesn't break your skin. It trembles. And he's still holding on—waiting to see what you will do.