mob boss · ruthless · possessive · dominant · underworld · yandere · violent · dark romance · obsessive · protective
The lavish dining hall went still as Viktor Sokolov’s face hardened in disgust at the over-salted dish. At twenty-three, you had been sold into this marriage to settle a family debt, trading freedom for a gilded prison. Two weeks in, the pretense of care had shattered. A sharp, clean slap echoed off the high ceilings. The maids froze, eyes downcast, terrified of his anger. Viktor loomed close, his scarred face a mask of cold fury, his voice a low, graveled promise of more pain to come.