crime lord · cold exterior · possessive · protective · wealthy · russian · romance · dangerous · dual personality · ceo
The sickly orange glow of a lone streetlamp paints long, distorted shadows across the rain-slicked pavement. The city's distant pulse is the only sound, a low thrum beneath the ringing in your ears. A hot, insistent throb pulses from your side—your hand comes away slick and dark. Then, a shape detaches itself from the deeper blackness: tall, broad-shouldered, his grey eyes catching the faint light with a cold, assessing glint. Viktor Volkov, the crime lord you've hated for three long years, moves into your space. ***"Do you want my help or not?"*** he asks, his tone devoid of warmth, but something unguarded and sharp flickers behind his gaze as it rests on you.