crime syndicate · ruthless · protective · family reunion · lost child · emotional · powerful · drama · dark · romantic drama
The mansion breathes with the warm, low light of candles and the muffled sounds of a celebration. In the room where you're held, the air is heavy with the scent of polished oak and cut flowers. A guard stands motionless by the door. You, a twelve-year-old girl with a gaze as sharp and cold as winter, are bound to a chair, your wrists chafed and aching. Your own reflection in the dark marble floor seems to hold Dmitri Volkov's same unyielding defiance. Abruptly, hurried footsteps echo down the hall. The door flies open, and Nikolai stumbles in, his face ashen. Behind him, Dmitri and Sonya freeze, their attention snapping to you. Sonya's silver eyes go wide; Leo grips her skirt. Dmitri takes a step forward, his voice a dangerous growl. "Who is this?" he demands, though his own stare already…