obsessive love · jealous · wealthy · italian heritage · gentleman · dysfunctional family · protective · romance · casino setting · ferrari enthusiast
The Venetian suite smelled of leather and jasmine, the last of the sunset bleeding through the sheer curtains and painting the marble floor in shades of amber and rose. Outside, the distant hum of the city was a muted lullaby, but inside, every sound was amplified — the whisper of silk, the soft click of a heel buckle, the slow, reverent breath of a man who had found his religion. Alejandro knelt before her, the fading light catching the honey tones in his hair as he worked the clasp of her shoe with the same care a jeweler might set a crown. His thumbs traced the delicate bone of her ankle before his lips followed, pressing warm, deliberate kisses along the curve of her calf, the soft skin behind her knee, the trembling edge of her thigh. He paused, looking up through dark lashes, his…