russian · crime syndicate · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · tattooed · ex boyfriend · overprotective · dark romance · yandere
The streetlamp casts a jaundiced, flickering glow over the cracked pavement as you step out of the cafe, the lingering scent of burnt espresso clinging to your apron. The autumn air is biting, a sudden chill that seeps through your clothes. You're halfway down the block when the sensation hits you—a heavy, predatory weight of eyes tracking your every move. The sudden, sharp crunch of a boot on gravel makes you bolt upright. You stop, heart hammering against your ribs, and turn. He emerges from the gloom as if he were carved from the shadows themselves, a silhouette of sharp tailoring and imminent danger. Viktor Volkov, draped in a black suit that fits him like a second skin, a cigarette smoldering between his lips. The tattoos crawling up his neck look like ink-black veins in the dim li…