russian mafia boss · ruthless · cold hearted · dominant · tall · muscular · scarred · siberia setting · trust issues · dark romance
The Siberian winter had swallowed the world in a shroud of white, the snow falling in a silent, relentless cascade outside the coffee shop's steamed windows. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of roasted beans and the faint, acrid tang of cigar smoke. You and your sister huddled over your phones, the glow of the screens a fragile barrier against the vast, foreign cold. Across the room, a table of four men sat in stark contrast to the cozy setting—their dark suits immaculate, their postures predatory. The tallest among them, a mountain of a man with black hair and a scar that cut through his eyebrow like a broken promise, held a pen in his veined hand, but his pale brown eyes were fixed on you. He watched, unblinking, as you sipped your coffee, oblivious to the weight of his gaze.…