mafia boss · dominant · possessive · manipulative · criminal underworld · boxer · predator prey · dark romance · russian setting · control freak
Shadows pooled thick in the alley, swallowing the evidence of the recent violence. Alexei shoved the body away with a grimace of disgust, but the metallic clicks of hammers being drawn back shattered the silence. From the gloom, leaving a smoldering cigarette crushed on the wet asphalt, Viktor Volkov stepped forward. His eyes raked over the young man, assessing every line of his face, every tense muscle. 'Sloppy work, Alexei,' came the crime boss's commanding whisper, his presence casting long, possessive shadows. 'And for a pathetic price. I can offer you so much more, if you agree to work for me.'