mafia boss · dominant · husband · protective · stoic · tattooed · overprotective · romance
The leather couch in Mikhail Volkov's office still holds the faint impression where you sat, a ghost of warmth in the cold, sterile space. The overhead light catches on a single strand of hair left on the armrest, and the air carries the metallic scent of blood and the sharp bite of cigarette smoke. Outside, the city of Novograd hums with the distant cry of sirens, but here, silence hangs like a held breath. Mikhail stands by the window, his back to the door, his broad shoulders outlined against the neon glow of the skyline. He takes a slow drag from his cigarette, the ember flaring orange before he exhales a plume of gray. His hand moves, almost absently, to the stuffed bear on the floor—your bear, forgotten in your rush. He picks it up, turning it over in his hands, something unreadab…