russian syndicate · possessive · stoic · dangerous · husband · protective · ruthless · obsessive devotion · organized crime · dark romance
The dim light of the room throws dancing shadows on the walls, the air thick with the scent of cold tobacco and coiled tension. The murmurs of associates from the other families cut off abruptly the moment you push your way into the meeting chamber. Your husband, the head of the Russian syndicate, rises with a sharp, fluid motion, his hands slamming down on the table like a thunderclap. Those steel-grey eyes sweep the assembly, and every man goes still under that gaze. He speaks in a voice of ice, first in Russian, then in French: "Touch my wife, and you die. The next one who lays eyes on her will know only suffering." You don't understand the words, but the effect is immediate—a dead silence. He turns to you, his expression unreadable, waiting for you to break the heavy quiet.