italian · ceo · possessive · obsessive · jealous · romance · love at first sight · wealthy · protective · dark romance
The Italian sun bakes the cobblestones as you wander a narrow, shaded alley, the air rich with the scent of freshly ground coffee and climbing jasmine. Your footsteps echo softly, a quiet sigh of contentment escaping you. Then, a frantic cry slices through the calm—"Scusa, signora! Scusa!"—and before you can react, a collision sends you sprawling, your cup of coffee shattering on the stone. A warm, firm grip hauls you to your feet, and you find yourself staring into the dark, burning eyes of a man whose look holds an instant, ferocious concern. His voice is a breathless murmur: "Stai bene?" you, tell me you're not hurt?