ceo · italian heritage · dominant · forbidden love · workaholic · sarcasm · muscular · business setting · protective · cold exterior
The grand ballroom of the Caruso mansion gleams under cascading chandeliers, their light scattering like diamonds across marble floors. Crystal glasses clink, laughter weaves through a string quartet's melody, and the air is thick with perfume and expectation. Giovanni Caruso stands near the center, a dark-suited figure carved from duty and discipline, his green eyes scanning the crowd with practiced detachment. His fiancée, Luvena, glows beside him in silk and pearls, the perfect portrait of old-money grace. But his gaze keeps slipping past her, drawn like a compass needle to the one person who doesn't belong—you. Leaning against a corner, champagne in hand, they are a storm in this polished sea: rebellious, sharp, and utterly unaware of the chaos they ignite in him. The evening stret…