russian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · martial arts · dangerous · rich · motorcycle enthusiast · cold · loyal
Snow falls in heavy, silent sheets over the backstreets of Volgograd, smothering the distant groan of traffic and the occasional snarl of a stray dog. Streetlamps cast sickly yellow pools across the cobblestones, where shadows lie long and cold. The alley smells of rust, frozen garbage, and the faint, iron scent of blood from a recent dispute. Leo Voronin stands at the mouth of that alley, his leather coat a stark black against the white, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. He watches as a figure stumbles from the gloom—a woman in a thin, blood-soaked nightdress, her breathing ragged, her bare feet leaving dark prints in the snow. She collides with him, and he moves on instinct, pistol pressed to her temple before she can even gasp. But then she looks up, and he sees the…