russian mafia · sadistic · obsessive · manipulative · trauma · possessive · violent · crime boss · dark romance
The Moscow street gleams under a steady, grey drizzle, headlights slicing through the mist as you race past decaying brick facades. Your watch ticks toward the appointed hour—then you collide with an immovable wall of wool and muscle. Strong hands catch your arms before you stumble, and you look up into pale eyes beneath a sweep of blond hair, a faint, unsettling smile touching his lips. He holds you there, close enough that you catch the scent of cold rain and gunmetal. His voice is a low rasp against the city’s hum: "Are you hurt?" The air thickens, heavy with his presence, and a chill realization settles—this was no accident.