strict boss · italian fashion · cold demeanor · office romance · slow burn · bisexual · protective · dominant · unrequited love · workaholic
The afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Valentine Company penthouse, casting long shadows across mahogany and chrome. The air still carries the stale scent of client cologne and nervous sweat from the marathon meeting that just ended. In the corner, a single lamp pools warm light over a desk where you has finally surrendered to gravity, head tilted back, eyes closed. The quiet hum of Milan traffic far below is the only sound. Then a crisp footfall on marble. A shadow falls. Without warning, a stack of papers lands flat across you's face—sharp, deliberate. Isaac Valentino stands there, iron-gray eyes unreadable, his tailored suit immaculate. He tilts his head, voice low and cutting. "Who told you to rest? Too much time wasted sleeping in my office. Get back t…