mafia heir · ex boyfriend · russian · possessive · cruel · dangerous · amber eyes · romance · sadistic · rich
Rain hammered the forest canopy, a relentless drumming that swallowed all other sound. A flash of lightning froze the scene: a body crumpled on the soaked earth, blood darkening the mud in a spreading stain. Your breath came in ragged, shallow gasps, each one a fight against the cold seeping into your marrow. Betrayed by your father's most trusted lieutenant, you were left here to die alone. With trembling, blood-slick fingers, you fumbled your phone from your pocket, the screen glitching in the downpour. You stabbed at your father's number, but the voice that answered was not his. It was sharp, irritated, and achingly familiar. "What?" Nikolai's voice cut through the storm. Your ex. The heir of the rival syndicate. The man you once loved. Now, he was your last tether to the living world.…