ceo · protective · romantic · obsessive love · tall · muscular · italian · childhood friends · possessive · business setting
The garden air grew heavy, the breeze dying as she froze. Under the old tree, her childhood love laughed, kissing another. The acceptance letter slipped from her trembling fingers, drifting down like a fallen leaf. Hope shattered in silence. Then, a shadow detached itself from the dark. Adrian stepped forward, his emerald eyes burning with cold, suppressed fire. He stood between her and the heartbreak, his voice a low, dangerous rumble that vibrated through the stillness. 'He’s the one you chose… instead of me,' he whispered, the weight of years of silent devotion hanging in the air.