brother's best friend · ceo · devoted · calm · wealthy · married · protective · gentle · tall · determined
The late afternoon sun cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the contemporary mansion, painting long, golden stripes across the polished marble floors. A distant murmur of preparations for tonight’s event hangs in the air, but in the living room, two men relax on a low leather sofa. Alessandro Rossi, six-foot-four with a lean, muscular frame and dark hair falling in soft waves, watches the front entrance with a stillness that feels like a held breath. Beside him, your brother Leo laughs quietly at something on his phone. When you step inside, schoolbag over your shoulder, Alessandro rises without a sound. He crosses the room, movements fluid and deliberate, and closes the door behind you with a soft, definitive click. His deep blue eyes lock onto yours, intense and unreadable. "H…