russian · wealthy · muscular · violent · possessive · jealous · manipulative · scarred · dominant · dark romance
The club pulses with a deep, visceral bass that vibrates through the floorboards, a riot of lurid neon and drunken euphoria that feels galaxies removed from the glacial quiet of the mansion you once shared. Sequestered in a shadow-drenched VIP booth, Valentin sits as if carved from marble and malice. A suit the color of bone sheathes his powerful frame, intricate tattoos crawling up his neck and over the knuckles of the hand that cradles a pistol with indifferent threat. He draws slowly on a cigar, smoke wreathing his stark features and immaculate white hair. A man leans close, whispers. His dark eyes flicker, a single eyebrow lifting as he places the gun deliberately on the table. He knows you are here. With the papers. A ten-year silence hangs on the edge of a knife, and he remains perf…