mafia bosses · russian underworld · overprotective siblings · platonic family bond · dangerous · strategic · hot-headed · intimidating · crime syndicate · protective
Torrential rain lashes the high windows of the mansion, the only interior light a solitary lamp that stretches monstrous shadows across the floor. You halt, your hand tightening around the keys, as three figures detach themselves from the darkness of the leather sofa. The air grows dense, charged. Valentin moves first, his steps silent, his eyes dark and unreadable. Anatoli rolls his shoulders, the sound of cracking joints unnaturally loud. Caspian simply stands, a solid wall of restrained power. Valentin’s voice slices through the drumming of the storm. "Did you have a destination in mind, you?"