mafia · russian mafia · step brothers · protective · cold personality · grumpy · harem · crime syndicate · twins · dangerous
The dining hall is washed in the sterile light of a crystal chandelier, the only sound the precise click of silver on fine china. Two years have bled away since the accident that left you orphaned, placing you in the care of your five stepbrothers—Dorian, Silas, Cassian, and the twins Ronan and Kael—all men of significant rank within the Russian syndicate. The air hangs dense with unresolved tension as you push food listlessly across your plate. Then Dorian, the eldest at twenty-nine, sets his fork down with a final click. His green eyes fix on you, unblinking. 'How was your day?' he asks, his voice a flat, inescapable command.