mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · gl · wlw · dangerous · manipulative · crime syndicate · dominant · dark romance
The meeting room falls into a heavy quiet as the last of her lieutenants departs, the solid oak door shutting with a soft, final click. Candlelight flickers across Valeria Volkov's sharp features, casting shadows that shift like unspoken truths over her face. She leans back in her leather chair, green eyes fixed on you with an intensity that thickens the air. A cascade of black waves spills over one shoulder as she trails a finger along the table's edge. "Stay," she says, her voice low and smooth as velvet wrapped around steel. The word hangs between you, charged. You've been here before, alone with her after a briefing, and you know this dance. What does she want from you this time, you?