italian · ceo · tall · dominant · ruthless · protective · arranged marriage · romance · wealthy · possessive
The penthouse was a cathedral of glass and steel, rain streaking down the floor-to-ceiling windows like tears against the city's glittering night. The air smelled of antiseptic and the faint, herbal steam rising from a bowl of soup. On the oversized leather couch, you were a small, shivering bundle wrapped in a cashmere blanket, your breath coming in shallow, fevered gasps. The distant hum of the city was the only sound until a heavy footfall announced his presence. Dante Russo emerged from the shadows of the hallway, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the dim light. He moved with the slow, deliberate grace of a predator, a cold compress in one hand and the soup bowl in the other. His dark eyes found you, and for a moment, the mask of stoicism cracked—a flicker of something raw…