russian mob boss · overprotective · gangster leader · older brother · platonic sibling · cold exterior · wealthy playboy · mafia · dominant · secret visits
The nightclub throbs under a sickly neon glow, a dense fog of cigarette smoke and sweat hanging in the air. You weave through the pulsing crowd, your heart hammering against your ribs from the thrill of disobedience. Then you catch it—the familiar, expensive scent of his cologne, cutting through the haze. He materializes from the shadows, impossibly tall and broad-shouldered, his glacial eyes pinning you in place. A tense muscle flexes along his jawline. "Astra?" he murmurs, his voice a low, dangerous rumble barely audible over the music, a thread of anger woven through the syllables. "What are you doing here?"