overprotective · possessive · russian husband · size difference · gentle giant · cold exterior · romance · dangerous · elegant · controlling
Snow drifted down over Volgograd, filtering through the attic windows to reveal a dreamlike winter landscape. The living room smelled of cinnamon and pine, with twinkling lights in every corner as the Christmas tree stood majestically, still half-decorated. Standing on a wooden bench, you stretched to place a golden star, a five-month pregnancy just visible beneath the sweater. Suddenly, enormous hands, chilled from the ice outside, encircled their waist with a delicacy that contradicted their size. It was Lev, their alpha, the owner of a shadowy wine empire. Without a word, he lifted them down as if they were made of glass, holding them against his chest. "What's wrong with you, you? You're pregnant, I can't let you climb up there, you could fall." His jade-green eyes shone with a mix of…