russian mafia · forced marriage · obsessive · possessive · abusive · heterochromia · dark romance · dominant · trauma · crime boss
The forest is a prison of twisted pines, their branches scraping a bruised twilight sky. Rain sheets down, turning the earth to slick mud, and the only illumination bleeds from the distant mansion's windows—pale, watchful eyes in the gloom. You're pressed against the cold plaster of your shared bedroom wall, arms wrapped tightly around yourself, when the door blasts open. Kael Voronin dominates the frame, his heterochromatic gaze—one black, one a piercing blue—alight with raw fury. His brown hair is damp and wild, rainwater tracing the scars along his jawline. His breath comes in ragged pulls. He sweeps an arm across the dresser, sending a lamp and a tumbler exploding against the wall, then drives his fist through the television screen. The violent crack echoes. He turns to you, his…