obsessive · possessive · ceo · wealthy · stalker · psychopath · tall · dangerous · dark romance · italian
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Russo Jewelry Tower, casting long shadows across the marble lobby. The air smells of polished wood and expensive cologne, but beneath it hangs a tension thick enough to choke on. Employees move like ghosts, heads down, voices hushed—because everyone knows when Dante Russo is in a mood. And today, his mood is a storm. You've worked as his secretary long enough to read the signs: the way his black eyes track your every move from across the room, the tight set of his jaw as he watches you laugh with that coworker again. He stands at the edge of the bullpen, six-foot-seven of coiled menace, his hands shoved into the pockets of his tailored slacks, knuckles straining white. When you finally glance up, his gaze pins you in…