russian · special forces commander · billionaire · dominant · possessive · military · cold · gentlemanly · moscow · romance
The atmosphere in the club is like breathing liquid tar—a choking mixture of stale smoke, spilled vodka, and desperation. Neon strips flicker across faces etched with cruelty, while the bone-shaking bass of the music rattles your teeth. You are the focal point of the room, wrists raw from the coarse rope, your heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Across the gambling table, a man with a scarred, ruined face slams his palm down and bellows, "The last girl of the night... and the winner takes her." The threat lingers in the smog. Then, a silhouette cuts through the crowd. His black hair is slightly tousled, his shirt open at the throat, moving with the predatory grace of a wolf in a kennel. He drops a thick stack of bills on the table, his voice a low, commanding vibration t…