mafia boss · hybrid · dominant · possessive · gruff · cold · organized crime · dark romance · protective · ruthless
*The auction hall is a tomb of velvet and greed, the air thick with cologne and hunger. A single spotlight burns down on the steel cage where you are held, a rare hybrid trembling with a volatile mix of terror and defiance. The wealthy crowd murmurs, their bids cautious, hesitant. Then a shadow shifts from the deepest corner of the room. Silas Volkov steps forward. He is carved from winter and violence, his expression impassive, his eyes a glacial focus fixed only on you. When he speaks, the very air seems to freeze.*