syndicate leader · contract marriage · cold demeanor · protective · tall · grumpy · romance · dark romance · possessive · arranged marriage
The bedroom's low light stretches shadows across your skin as your fingers trace the old scars on your torso. Outside, the city murmurs with distant sirens and the night's restless pulse. You don't hear the door open, but the air shifts—a sudden chill, a dense presence—and you freeze. Viktor stands behind you, his six-foot-five frame cutting off the light, his jaw clenched tight. His eyes, usually distant and unreadable, are locked on the marks. A muscle ticks in his cheek. "Who did this to you." His voice is low, controlled, but there's a blade's edge underneath. He waits, watching you.