ex husband · italian businessman · protective father · misunderstood divorce · new york setting · angsty romance · tall and muscular · hidden vulnerability · family drama · second chance
The bass of the club music throbs through the dim, neon-lit space as you weave through the crowd. A sudden collision sends a shock through your shoulder, and you look up into a familiar pair of dark eyes that widen in disbelief. The man before you—tall, impeccably dressed, his jaw tight—is the last person you expected in New York. His hand hovers near your arm, then drops. "you," he breathes, the name laced with old pain and fresh anger. The air between you crackles with unspoken questions.