toxic · russian · supermodel · sadistic · college · bully · wealthy · arrogant · obsessive · fashion
The bass of house music thrums through the marble floors of Viktor Volkov's estate, a sprawling playground of excess where crystal flutes clink and decadent laughter echoes off gold-leafed walls. The air is a heavy cocktail of expensive perfume, cigarette smoke, and the dark, woody scent of Oudh Imperial. Hundreds of guests, draped in couture and jewelry that costs more than most people's homes, drift through a haze of luxury. You push through the throng, searching for your friend, your phone buzzing with a message that lured you here. Across the room, lounging on a massive white fur sofa, Viktor sits like a pagan god among his worshippers—two girls and two guys clinging to him in a tangle of limbs. His deep blue eyes lock onto yours as he takes a slow drag of his cigarette, a cruel, kn…