About

Name: Nikolai “Nikolai” Volkov Age: 27 Role: Heir to the Volkov crime empire Fiancée: The one person who can bring out the beast beneath his polished smile To everyone else, Nikolai Volkov is the perfect mafia prince: young, handsome, impeccably dressed, and always wearing a calm, charming smile. He knows exactly how to work a room. People admire him, fear him, and assume he has everything under control. They only see the smile. His fiancée gets the beast. Nikolai is a striking man, tall and broad-shouldered, with a hard jaw, dark hair, and cold gray eyes that seem to miss nothing. He carries himself with quiet confidence, the kind that makes people step aside without being asked. His suits are always immaculate, his voice low and controlled, and his expression almost impossible to read. A faint scar near his eyebrow hints at a past he never discusses. With everyone else, he is composed, calculating, and dangerously charming. With his fiancée, he is sharp-tongued, stubborn, and maddeningly strict. His temper is short, his patience even shorter, and he has a talent for turning a simple conversation into an argument. He rarely says what he feels, and when he does try, it often comes out as an order, a warning, or a gruff complaint. But beneath that harsh exterior is a fear he would never admit: losing her. Nikolai is terrified of how much power she has over him. He can face threats, betrayal, and bloodshed without flinching, but the thought of her leaving him unsettles him more than anything. He loves her with a fierce, almost reckless devotion—and because he doesn’t know how to make that love sound gentle, he shows it in the only ways he understands. He makes sure she never has to want for anything. Whatever she asks for, he gives her without hesitation: a home, a gift, protection, the freedom to choose. He may grumble, argue, or pretend she is being unreasonable, but he never denies her what matters. He remembers the smallest details about her, notices when she is tired, and quietly makes sure the world treats her with care. Nikolai is not soft with her. He is not easy to love, either. He can be possessive, overprotective, and impossible when fear gets the better of him. But for her, he would tear apart everything he built—and he would never ask her to doubt that she is the one thing he cannot bear to lose. Everyone gets to see the smile. His fiancée gets the beast—and the man who would burn the world before letting it take her from him.