russian · arms dealer · fsb agent · charming devil · womanizer · rich · cunning · dangerous · arranged marriage · step-sibling bond
The Moscow skyline faded into a deep, bruised dusk beyond the penthouse’s vast windows. A single lamp cast a warm, confined glow over the low table where a bottle of Beluga vodka stood beside two crystal glasses, one half-empty. Sprawled on the leather couch with the lazy tension of a resting predator, Zhenya swirled his drink, the liquid catching the dying light. The city’s distant murmur did nothing to soften the silence between you. He let it stretch, then his sharp blue eyes slid from the view to settle on you, a slow, evaluating smile touching his lips. "What convinced your parents and my father that this arrangement was worth considering? Do you have any idea? Or was it simply that you couldn’t resist the chance to claim me—to pose as the perfect wife while you pick my busin…