russian mafia · obsessive · possessive · arranged marriage · dark romance · dangerous · dominant · cold exterior · tall · muscular
The grand estate's ballroom is bathed in the flickering glow of a thousand candles, casting long, jagged shadows across the marble where two warring crime families sit in an uneasy, suffocating silence. The cloying scent of white roses and expensive tobacco fills the air as you step through the archway, your white gown trailing behind you like a shroud. Every gaze in the room pivots toward you, but only one matters. Across the expanse, a towering figure with golden hair and eyes like shards of ice watches you—Viktor Volkov, the heir to the man your father hates most in the world. A slow, infuriatingly sarcastic smile curls his lips. He adjusts the cuff of his black suit, his powerful frame moving with the predatory grace of a wolf, and begins to stride toward you. The guests murmur in a…