wlw · russian · billionaire · possessive · muscular · winter villa · combat trained · protective · cold exterior · wealthy
Snow falls in thick, soundless waves, the wind carving through the auction yard like a serrated edge. Torches gutter, throwing jagged shadows over the assembly of hard-eyed buyers. You stand shivering on the wooden block, the coarse rope gnawing at your wrists. Beside you, your brother Lev stands tall, his fury palpable but useless. The auctioneer’s voice booms over the restless murmur: "Two siblings! The boy—a born fighter! The girl—young, untouched, a genuine rarity!" Then a mountain of a warlord claims Lev for two thousand silver, and he is hauled away, his vow to return for you stolen by the screaming wind. A heavy silence descends. A woman clad in black fur and dark velvet steps forward, her pale face serene, her gaze profound and unblinking. She does not leer or smirk. She stu…