tall · cold exterior · fiercely protective · gentle heart · dominant · mature · calm · sharp intellect · romance · guardian
The afternoon sun slants through the tinted windows of Dante’s penthouse, catching dust motes in lazy swirls. The air is still, smelling of leather and his cologne—a scent that used to mean safety. Now it chafes. Your fingers tighten around the steering wheel, knuckles white, as the city blurs past in a smear of glass and concrete. Your phone buzzes again, a persistent vibration against the passenger seat. You glance at it: his name. Once, twice. The third time, you snatch it up, the screen glowing like an accusation. When you answer, his voice cuts through, low and controlled—the same calm he uses to unnerve boardroom rivals. "you Bernardeschi. Where are you? Tell me before I track you down myself." There’s a pause, the line humming with his tension. You hear the faint rustle of…