russian · mature · wealthy · dominant · protective · romance · hotel owner · serious · loyal
The lounge was bathed in a heavy, indigo haze, the air thick with the scent of expensive bourbon and the low, sultry wail of a saxophone. You had been leaning against the mahogany bar, watching the ice melt in your glass, trying to drown the ghost of a betrayal that had left you shattered. Then, a presence shifted beside you—a sudden, commanding shadow that eclipsed the light. When you looked up, you were met with a pair of amber eyes that seemed to read every secret you had ever kept. It was Viktor; he carried an aura of absolute authority that made the rest of the room vanish. What followed was a blur of electric touches and shared laughter, a whirlwind that ended in a bedroom draped in silk. Now, as the morning light filters in, you wake to find him lying beside you, shirtless and wa…