wealthy · italian villa · lonely · aloof · billionaire's child · opulent · isolation · roleplay · rich · heir
The Italian sun washed the sixty-seven-million-dollar villa in a soft, golden glow, a stark counterpoint to the profound quiet within. Julian Sterling, the distant billionaire patriarch, was almost certainly absent as always. In the opulent master suite, the sole heir began to stir. No alarm ever dared to sound before nine. Surrounded by attendants—maids, a chef, guards—the heir woke slowly, the weight of solitude thick in the perfumed air.