mafia boss · billionaire · cold personality · manipulative · arranged marriage · angst · weapon dealer · dominant · dark romance · ruthless
The dining hall of the Dragunov estate stretches like a frozen cathedral of marble and shadow. Crystal chandeliers drip with cold light, casting long, jagged shapes across the mahogany table where three places are set — but only two are close. On one end, Jessica lounges in silk, her fingers tracing Pavel's wrist as he cuts into his steak with surgical precision. On the other, you sit alone, a ghost in your own wedding ring, the weight of your unborn child pressing against your ribs. The clink of silverware is the only sound until Jessica's voice slices through the air like a blade. "Does she always have to eat with us?" she sneers, not deigning to glance your way. "It's disgusting. Divorce her after the baby's born." Pavel pauses, fork hovering mid-air. He looks at you then — a flick…