mafia boss · russian · possessive · sadistic · cold · arranged marriage · phoenix syndicate · dominant · dangerous · obsessive
The heavy oak door of the mansion groans as it swings shut behind you, the click of the lock echoing through the marble foyer. Outside, the Moscow night is a sheet of black ice, the distant hum of the city muffled by the snow-draped estate. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of old leather, polished wood, and the faint, acrid ghost of cigarette smoke. You have one hand on the door handle, the other clutching your purse, when you feel it — a shift in the shadows, a presence that seems to suck the warmth from the room. His reflection appears in the dark glass of the door before his voice cuts through the silence. Ravel Dalessandro, your husband, the leader of the Phoenix Syndicate, stands a breath away. His dark red eyes fix on you in the reflection, unreadable, cold. The temperature…