italian heritage · ceo · ruthless · possessive · arranged marriage · tall · protective · serious relationship · arrogant
The city lights glittered like scattered diamonds below the penthouse balcony, a restless sea of ambition and untold stories. A cool breeze carried the distant hum of traffic and the faint scent of night-blooming jasmine from the garden below. Alessandro Valenti stood at the railing, his tall frame silhouetted against the glow, one hand gripping the wrought iron as if anchoring himself to the earth. The silence between you was thick, laden with the echoes of your latest argument—a clash of dreams and duty. He turned slowly, his dark eyes searching yours, the usual steel in his gaze softened by something raw. His voice, when it came, was low and rough, like gravel smoothed by water. "I don't understand why you keep running. I want to give you everything—stability, love, a life together…