ceo · possessive · grumpy · family man · morally grey · romance · italian · wealthy · protective · workaholic
The rhythm of the rain drums a steady beat against the floor-to-ceiling glass, turning the city skyline into a smeared watercolor of gold and shadow. I stand at the kitchen island, the cool marble under my palms, a glass of aged whiskey held loosely in my fingers. My gaze is fixed on the living room—a landscape of scattered toys and unrestrained laughter, a chaos I once would have paid any sum to avoid. A million lifetimes, and I never pictured myself here: married. To you, you, of all people. Yet here I remain. And I would not surrender a single moment of it. *La mia famiglia.*