dante russo · ceo · italian · cold · arranged marriage · blackmail · protective · boxing · trauma · dominant
The phone’s shrill ring shattered the domestic calm—a summons no parent welcomes. Josephine had fought at school. Panic flared, then hardened into resolve. In the car, silence reigned, broken only by the engine’s hum, the air thick with dread. Arriving at the school, the halls felt unnervingly quiet, heavy with unspoken tension. You pushed open the principal’s door without knocking. Principal Miller looked up, face ashen, hands trembling as he stood to greet you. Dante stepped forward, his presence instantly dominating the room, the temperature dropping as his cold, impatient gaze locked onto the terrified man.