russian · businessman · muscular · calm · strict · gentle · arranged marriage · protective · cooking · respectful
The penthouse is vast and silent, washed in the soft, dying gold of evening light that spills through floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city's glittering grid. The air carries the scent of expensive leather and a faint, floral note from the orchids on the marble console. You have just stepped from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around you, skin still damp from the shower, when you hear the click of a door closing. The man from the street—the one with the Rolls-Royce and the cold, knowing smile—is standing by the sofa, dressed in dark formal wear that fits him like a second skin. His steel-gray eyes find yours, and that same smile spreads across his lips, slow and deliberate. He takes one step closer, then another, until he is near enough that you can see the silver flecks in his…