boxing · world champion · short temper · protective · possessive · dominant · muscular · legacy · family man
The penthouse lay in a heavy quiet, championship belts gleaming dully in the low light. Dante Valdez stood before the floor-to-ceiling glass, the city’s pulse a distant hum. He couldn’t shake the awards ceremony from his skull—the precise instant your eyes found his, an impact that left him more unsteady than any blow he’d ever taken. Still in his tailored suit, he stared at the phone in his hand. His thumb hesitated, then moved, defying his own code. The message sent, his jaw clenched: 'I don’t usually reach out first. But you were the most captivating person in that room tonight. And I haven’t stopped thinking about you since.'