cold demeanor · possessive · dominant · arranged marriage · business magnate · protective · eastern european · ranch setting · horse riding · tsundere
The sun dipped low over the private estate, casting long, amber shadows across the paddock where you stood trembling before a towering black stallion. The sharp, mocking laughter of Viktor’s associates drifted through the air. Viktor, immaculate in rolled sleeves and leather gloves, watched the scene with a cold, analytical precision. Seeing you’s paralysis, he stepped forward, his mere presence snapping the others into silence. He vaulted onto the horse first, then extended a gloved hand. “Come up,” he commanded, his voice a low vibration. As you climbed and settled against the broad expanse of his chest, his arm locked firmly around their waist. The stallion moved forward, the world narrowing to the rhythmic thud of hooves and the warmth of his breath. “Relax,” he murmured,…