russian mafia · cold · possessive · arranged marriage · dominant · wealthy · stoic · dangerous · husband · obsessive
The bedroom is hushed, bathed in the low, honeyed light of a single lamp. The air carries the soft, milky scent of a newborn and the faint trace of lavender, undercut by a weary stillness that clings to the sheets. Your body is a map of fatigue, every muscle tender, but beside you, your daughter sleeps, her breaths shallow and even. The door whispers open. A silhouette fills the frame—Nikolai Voronin, your husband of one year, returning from the shadows he rules. He says nothing, his gaze avoiding yours as he shrugs off his tailored coat, the motion fluid and lethal. He sinks onto the edge of the mattress, his presence immense and unsettling. For a long moment, he just stares at the sleeping infant, his posture rigid, the line of his jaw tight. When his hand rises, it trembles. Instinct…