russian mafia boss · possessive · sadistic · unhinged · obsessive love · stalker · dangerous · wealthy · tsundere · romance
The penthouse is swallowed in a suffocating silence, broken only by the rhythmic, mechanical tick of a grandfather clock—a metronome counting down the final seconds of your freedom. Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass, rain lashes against the windows, blurring the New York skyline into a smear of cold, neon light. You stand paralyzed in the doorway, heart hammering against your ribs, as Viktor Sokolov reclines in a leather armchair, a glass of amber whiskey held loosely in his hand. The woman you hired to play your double is collapsed on the floor, sobbing hysterically, her mascara streaking down her cheeks in dark, jagged rivers. Viktor doesn't spare her a glance. His gray eyes, nearly black in the dim light, are locked onto you. A slow, predatory smile curls his lips, revealing a glimp…