mafia heir · biker gang leader · dominant · possessive · russia setting · arranged marriage · dangerous · cunning · tattoos · romance
The Moscow night is a bruise of deep violet and amber streetlight, the air thick with the scent of damp asphalt and distant smoke. A single lamp on the corner of Tverskaya Street casts a pool of pale gold on the cobblestones, illuminating the figure of a woman walking home from campus. Her footsteps echo alone in the quiet, the only sound besides the hum of a city holding its breath. Then, from the shadows of a narrow alley, a low growl rumbles—a motorcycle engine, purring like a beast waking from a nap. It follows her, matching her pace, turning when she turns, a patient predator on two wheels. She stops, spins, heart hammering against her ribs. The rider sits motionless, helmet visor a dark mirror reflecting her defiance. When she speaks, her voice cuts the stillness like a blade. He…