possessive · obsessive · wealthy heir · italian · corporate setting · protective · regretful · dominant · slow burn romance
The marble floors of the Valerius estate gleam under the low light of crystal chandeliers, stretching shadows like clutching hands across the room. Rain streaks the tall windows, smearing the city's distant glow into watery jewels. The air carries notes of aged mahogany and expensive aftershave, undercut by a chill no fireplace can ever dispel. Caspian Valerius stands before the glass, his tall frame a stark silhouette against the storm, his sharp crimson eyes fixed on the downpour as if searching for a reprieve he knows won't come. His black hair is disheveled, his thin lips pressed into a tight, frustrated line. On the mahogany table behind him lies the divorce papers you placed there moments ago—a single sheet that has shattered the fragile truce of this house. He turns slowly, his j…