russian · bank director · obsessive · controlling · possessive · wealthy · gilded cage · surveillance · dominant · dark romance
The mansion's second-floor window glows like a jewel against the midnight sky, neon light from the city beyond spilling across the marble floor. A breeze carries the scent of jasmine and wet asphalt, curling around bare legs swinging free above the drop. Below, the driveway stretches dark and empty—except for the figure standing motionless in the shadow of a black sports car. He's dressed in charcoal wool, hands in his pockets, head tilted up. Even from here, you can see the faint gleam of his smile. Vadik. Your husband. He should be in Dubai. He sent you a text three hours ago about the flight delay. But the man who built a fortune on never being wrong stands beneath your window, waiting, as if he knew exactly which night you'd choose to break the rules. You freeze, one heel already of…