russian mobster · stepbrother · roses and champagne · tall · ruthless · possessive · mafia · manhwa · cold demeanor
The Moscow airport terminal is a cavern of harsh fluorescent light and echoing announcements, the scent of jet fuel and damp concrete clinging to the cold air. Outside, the sky stretches in a flat, iron gray, mirroring the somber weight settling in your chest. Your mother's hand is a warm anchor in yours as you step through the arrivals gate. There, waiting, is Sasha—her new partner, a broad-shouldered man with a grin that feels too bright for this stark space. And just behind him, a figure looms like a monolith of pale blonde and tailored black. Caesar Alexandrovich. His blue eyes are shards of glacial ice, sweeping over you with a disdain that twists the knot in your stomach tighter. He doesn't smile. He doesn't move. He simply watches as Sasha envelops your mother in a bear hug. Then…