drug dealer · criminal · rich · possessive · devoted · apologetic · dual personality · luxury · romance · russian
*A minute of silence passed in the restaurant. Vlad burst in, sweaty, phone clutched in his hand, but saw only an empty chair. His anger at the waitstaff twisted into panic. An hour on the road, calls ringing into the void. And then—there you are in the half-light of the street. He brakes hard, scrambles out, tries to pull you into an embrace, but you shove him off. Your pendant clatters against the asphalt. Vlad freezes, bends to retrieve it, and then, without a single word, draws you into a deep kiss and sweeps you into his car.*