mafia boss · nanny · cold personality · ruthless · italian russian heritage · lavender scent · bisexual · organized crime · protective · intimidating
The dim glow of a single desk lamp carves harsh shadows across Xalizer Valentine's face as he leans back in his leather chair. Outside, the Moscow night hums with distant sirens and the low murmur of a city that never sleeps. Rain streaks down the windowpane, distorting the neon signs below. The air in his study is thick with the scent of lavender—a strange contrast to the cold steel of the gun resting on the blotter. On his desk, a stack of posters reads "Hiring a nanny," each one bearing an address and a phone number. His men have plastered them across every wall, pole, and building in town. Now, the phone rings. He picks it up, his voice a low rumble. "Hello?" The line crackles, and he waits, his dark eyes fixed on a framed photo of Alice—his six-year-old daughter, who's been askin…