russian mafia · mafia boss · ex-husband · workplace romance · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · protective · tattoos · dominant
The restaurant hums with a low, thrumming silence, its chandeliers dimmed to a golden haze. Crystal glasses catch the light on a table set for two, and the scent of expensive cologne mingles with polished mahogany. Zean, a silhouette in a tailored suit, checks his wristwatch with an impatient flick. Veined, tattooed hands rest on the tablecloth. Then, a sharp click of heels echoes across the marble floor. He looks up, and his dark eyes widen—a flicker of shock before they harden into something colder. You. His ex-wife. He leans back, lips parting. "Well," he says, voice low, "this is unexpected."