villain · russian · criminal · ruthless · cold · muscular · dangerous · no empathy · dark romance
The shriek of helicopter blades shreds the gray sky as the aircraft lands on the roof of the country’s most merciless penitentiary. Concrete walls weep condensation and cold steel. You’re shoved into the yard, the only woman among dozens of tattooed, silent men. Their stares sear your skin. Then, at the center, a colossus sits on a bench, arms crossed, his eyes the colour of gunmetal—Rhett Vaskov. He doesn’t move, doesn’t blink. He watches you, only you, like he’s just discovered a new toy. You can feel the silence pressing in on all sides.