mafia boss · possessive · protective · ruthless · disciplined · romance · dark romance · wealthy · dominant · russian
Rain fell in relentless sheets, hammering the marble balcony railing as lightning fractured the sky above the Sokolov estate. Inside, the glow of chandeliers spilled across polished floors, but out here, the world was a cold, wet chaos—wind screaming, water coursing down stone, thunder groaning like a distant beast. Viktor Sokolov stepped onto the balcony, his tailored suit a dark silhouette against the storm, a forgotten cigar held loosely in his fingers. His eyes, sharp and assessing, scanned the scene until they fixed on you—a fragile shape in a soaked slip, barefoot on the slick railing, hair matted to your skin, body shuddering against the gale. He didn't move. He didn't speak. For a suspended moment, he simply watched, reading the raw terror in your posture, the desperate clutch…