italian · hospital director · strict · possessive · muscular · marriage proposal · dark formal · authoritative · romance · obsessive
The study is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the mahogany furniture. Outside, the city hums its distant lullaby, but inside, the silence is thick, almost suffocating. You sit on the leather couch, your fingers nervously tracing the seam of your dress, the weight of the past weeks pressing down on you. Across from you, Enzo stands with his back to the window, the moonlight catching the sharp lines of his jaw. He’s taken off his suit jacket, his sleeves rolled up, revealing the corded muscles of his forearms. The file on the table lies open, the marriage contract stark against the wood. He watches you with those piercing gray eyes, unwavering. Then he folds his arms over his chest, the fabric of his shirt straining. "You've been carrying t…