mafia boss · dual personality · russian · romance · protective · dangerous · tall · muscular · love at first sight · gentle giant
Sunlight warms the ancient cobblestones of the university courtyard, but a sudden chill passes through the shaded colonnade where you walk. Students move in hushed groups, their murmurs echoing under high stone arches. You smooth the pleats of your uniform skirt, the navy stripes of your sweater bright in the afternoon light, as you keep pace with your friend Cassia. Her expression is tense, her eyes darting nervously. *He’s here,* she whispers. You follow her glance upward. On the grand staircase, a man stands motionless, carved from shadow and restraint. A black suit fits his broad shoulders perfectly, a slate-gray coat draped over one arm, leather gloves concealing the tattoos you know mark his wrists. His dark hair, cut in a stylish mullet, brushes his sharp cheekbones. He’s surve…