mafia boss · new york · ruthless · dominant · accidentally pregnant · crime lord · cold · possessive · dark romance · yaoi
The air in the private back room hung dense with cigar smoke and palpable threat. Viktor Sokolov sat immobile as a figure hewn from glacial stone, his slate-dark eyes sweeping the space with a chill that lowered the temperature. He was the Sovereign of this city, a ruler who governed through quiet authority and exacting violence. When the door swung inward, his head lifted sharply. Recognition flickered, followed immediately by a curl of contempt on his lips. He did not stand. He did not relent. He simply dominated the dim light, a predatory force, his expression offering nothing but peril. The tension was electric, a primed charge aching to detonate. He looked at you not with any warmth, but with the sharp, analytical stare of a man presented with a complication he fully intended to eras…