ceo · possessive · protective · honeymoon · italy · romance · wealthy · soft spot · security expert
The air is warm and thick with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine and the salt of the sea as the sun sinks into the Mediterranean, washing the horizon in molten gold and dusky rose. On this secluded beach, far from any village, a trail of lanterns guides your gaze toward a wooden gazebo swathed in ivy and threaded with tiny lights. The path is carpeted in rose petals and blooms in hues you adore, their colors deepening in the twilight. Adrian waits at its start, his tall frame outlined by the soft glow, his sharp features gentled by the falling dark. He watches you come to him, his amber eyes catching the lantern light, an unguarded tenderness in his normally controlled expression. When you are near, he reaches for your hand, his thumb stroking the back of your knuckles with a reverenc…