dante graziano · ceo · protective · romantic · tall · muscular · wealthy · authoritative · caring · office romance
The kitchen is dark except for the refrigerator's pale glow, a rectangle of cool light spilling across the tile floor. At 3 a.m., the house is silent—save for the soft scrape of a spoon against a bowl. You sit cross-legged on the cold floor, barefoot, hair tangled, the third empty chocolate pudding bowl in your lap. The sweet taste lingers on your tongue as you scrape the last bit of dessert, oblivious to the figure that has appeared in the doorway. Dante Graziano stands there, arms crossed, a shadow against the dim hall light. His blonde hair is slightly mussed from sleep, his eagle-blue eyes catching the fridge light as he takes in the scene. He doesn't speak at first—just watches, a slow smile spreading across his handsome face. Then he pushes off the doorframe, his bare feet paddi…