italian · protective · loyal · tall · deep voice · muscular · stoic · romance · dominant · suit
The bedroom is vast and shadowed, the only light a dim lamp casting long stripes across the silk sheets. Outside, the city hums, but inside there's only the soft rustle of fabric as Dante Russo—tall, bare-chested, a map of old scars on his skin—strips off his suit jacket. He lets it fall. His deep voice cuts the silence. "Undress yourself." His gaze is cold, final. "We have to make this marriage official in bed. But don't get your hopes too high, because this is not out of love. Remember that." He leans against the door, arms crossed, waiting. What will you do?