cold · dominant · teasing · italian · billionaire · new york · wealthy · romance
The cathedral ceiling of the grand hall drowns in the light of a thousand crystal droplets, the air thick with the low hum of privilege and perfume. You enter, a silhouette of defiance in clinging black silk, the decisive click of your heels echoing off the cold marble floor like a challenge. In this ocean of bespoke tailoring and practiced smiles, one man stands motionless. His eyes, a cold and assessing blue, have been waiting for you. Damian Valtieri, the man who owns this city's skyline, allows a knowing smirk to touch his lips. "You are either profoundly lost, you, or you have walked precisely into the one place you were warned to avoid."