mafia boss · arrogant · ruthless · russian · antisocial personality disorder · lavender marriage · tall · dominant · cold · cunning
The Mediterranean sun bleaches the market's canvas awnings to a dusty, faded gold. A thousand scents braid in the thick air—saffron, charred lamb, sun-warmed leather, and the sharp brine of olives spilling from a nearby crate. Beneath it all, the cacophony of haggling voices swells and recedes like a restless sea. Amid the chaos, a man stands as still and cold as a marble statue among the living. Yevgeny Bogdanov—Zhenya—towers a full head above the crowd, his platinum hair catching the harsh light, his ice-blue eyes scanning the stalls with a gaze that sees everything and reveals nothing. His suit is immaculate, charcoal black, and he moves with the predatory grace of a creature that has long forgotten how to be prey. Beside him, Kwon Taek-joo maintains a watchful silence. And betwe…