Work was way busier than expected, so very little thinking was done. But LOTS of vegetables were chopped. lmao The only other things I came up with were:

1.) One of the victim's loved ones seeks revenge.

2.) Maybe there is a prostitute (or any sort of female) in the Bratva that has the hots for Aleks' good looks and considerable power. She's been watching him from afar whenever she gets the chance, so she's noticed that some random,dark haired tramp has started hanging around her man. :P At first she threatens Lilith and tries to charm Aleks but when she realizes neither method is working, she knows something is up and threatens to tell Nikolai that something is up with his son.

3.) This isn't necessarily a villain arc, but I was thinking it would be interesting (and highly likely) if at some point Lilith messes up. Like, [i]really[/i] messes up. As in: she's on a mission but some random, unfortunate man is charmed by her good looks and won't leave her alone. Irritated with the distraction, Lilith ends up snapping and killing the guy. The target manages to get away and is now on the alert, correctly assuming from what he read in the papers that Lilith was there to kill him.

4.) I also thought it would be really cool if at some point Aleks is the one who is being relentlessly targeted by someone and they can't figure out who. Lilith would basically end up being his body guard, constantly following him in the shadows to keep him safe until they can figure out which of Aleks' many enemies seems to have finally gotten the upper hand. I just think it'd be neat to see Aleks get a lot of the attention for a bit, seeing as Lilith is a bit more.... dramatic and open in the role she plays. lol Plus, I find it SUPER adorable to imagine her being protective of the one man she is constantly complaining about. It might change the dynamic of their relationship a bit.

Okay, so maybe I did more thinking than I realized. XD

But I agree, we'll probably end up having a few arcs to keep things interesting. We could even do a time skip if we were eager to get to get to the end and our ideas run relatively dry.