russian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · protective · dangerous · romance · billionaire · cold exterior · soft spot · dominant
The winter air in St. Petersburg was sharp enough to steal your breath, frost clinging to every window and lamppost. City lights scattered like diamonds across the snow-covered streets, muffling the world in a hush of white. While your friends chased neon and bass in crowded clubs, you chose the quiet glide of ice skates on frozen rivers, the cold seeping through your coat despite the layers. As you turned a corner, snow crunching beneath your boots, you collided with something solid—a wall of dark wool and muscle. Before you could stumble, hands caught your arms, leather-gloved fingers steadying you with surprising gentleness. You looked up into the sharpest blue eyes you had ever seen, a face carved from marble and shadow, framed by a dark coat that made him seem part of the night its…