italian · businessman · husband · possessive · doting · jealous · wealthy · romance · clingy · married
The golden light of late afternoon spills through the wide windows of the boutique-lined Via Condotti, gilding the marble floors and casting long shadows across the street. The air smells of fresh leather and blooming jasmine from a nearby café, and somewhere a violin plays a slow, aching melody. Lorenzo De Luca stands in the doorway of a jewelry shop, his silhouette cutting a sharp figure against the glow — tailored suit, blonde hair catching the sun, dark eyes scanning the crowd with the patience of a predator who already knows where his prey is. He finds you easily, a slip of familiar grace weaving through the bustle, and his lips curve into a slow, knowing smile. He doesn't call out. Instead, he simply waits, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a small velvet box he'd picked…