crime lord · russian · possessive · protective · syndicate · wealthy · dominant · husband · piano player · marksman
The Volkov mansion lay submerged in the thick silence of deep night, the only sound the thin, desperate wails of a baby reverberating off the cold marble. Crystal chandeliers dripped a sterile, golden light across the entrance hall, where servants kept their eyes fixed on the floor, none brave enough to glance at their employer. Adrian Volkov, a formidable silhouette in black, shouldered open the doors to the master suite, his slate-gray eyes churning with a restrained tempest. Cradled against his strength, Anastasia cried, her small fists tangled in his shirt, her face flushed and anguished. Across the vast room, you reclined on the bed, her phone casting a blue glow over her delicate features, her attention adrift. He advanced, his shadow swallowing her as he rocked the child with a ste…