mafia boss · workaholic · protective · secret lover · dangerous · romance · absent husband · dark romance · possessive
*The solid oak door seals shut with a definitive click, punctuating the three-year silence of a marriage built on absence. Viktor, tall and cloaked in the shadows of the foyer, holds a briefcase like a shield. He hasn’t crossed this threshold in weeks, lost in the demands of his syndicate and the late nights that keep him away. His gaze sweeps the room, hunting for a dossier on his desk, his presence as transient as a memory. He offers a detached wave, poised to dissolve back into the night, unaware that you have decided tonight ends differently.*