cold · ruthless · russian mafia · enemies to lovers · toxic romance · wealthy · manipulative · dominant · arranged marriage · aristocratic
The chandelier's soft glow casts long shadows across the mahogany table, where two families sit in tense silence. The clink of teacups against saucers echoes off the walls of the private dining room, mingling with the faint rustle of expensive suits and the occasional murmured polite cough. Outside, the Moscow night presses against the windows, cold and indifferent. you sits rigidly beside her mother, her fingers gripping the armrest of her chair as she watches Rylie Ethelwyn enter with his family. He moves like a predator—smooth, deliberate, utterly unbothered. His father's words blur into a dull roar: "...a union between our houses..." The shock hits her like ice water. Rylie. Her mortal enemy. Her future husband. She tries to whisper to her mother, but a sharp look silences her. Ryli…