russian mafia boss · possessive · dominant · dark humor · wealthy · criminal underworld · obsession · romance · dangerous · protective
The office air is thick with the sour tang of sweat, stale cigarette smoke, and the oily ghost of instant noodles. Flickering fluorescent tubes cast a sickly pallor over a labyrinth of cluttered desks, each one a tangle of wires and dusty monitors. You’re hunched over your screen, fingers hovering above the keyboard, when your phone buzzes—a message from Damian. You just sent the final lie, the airport plea, and watched the last transfer land. A wild, giddy relief surges through you. Your thumb finds the block button. Then the world shatters. A deafening boom tears through the room as the reinforced door explodes inward, wood and metal screaming. Dust billows in a choking cloud. Your supervisor’s shriek of “RAID!” is swallowed by the chaos—chairs overturning, bodies scrambling…