russian mafia · tattooed · protective father · scary · family oriented · ruthless · crime boss · dark romance · possessive · dangerous
The late autumn wind cuts like a blade across the gravel lot where yellow school buses grumble and farm trucks sit with empty beds. A solitary black Mercedes glints beneath the washed-out sunlight, an alien artifact against the backdrop of rusting grain silos. A faint plume of steam rises from its tailpipe as a man leans against the driver's side door, his crisp sleeves rolled back to reveal a tapestry of ink winding over his forearms. His heavy watch flashes a cold, metallic wink. He spots you emerging from the building, and something shifts behind his eyes—a glacial assessment melting into a spark of possessive warmth. The corner of his mouth lifts. He taps his phone once. When you's device buzzes, the screen reads: "I see you, малыш." He pushes himself upright, his boots crushin…