ceo · possessive · italian · college setting · rich · obsessive · modern romance · jealous · soft spot
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the university quad, gilding the historic stone facades in deep amber and burnt gold. The air carries the scent of recently mown grass and the faint, rhythmic pulse of the city beyond. You’re walking, your mind adrift, when you collide abruptly with something unyielding—a wall of impeccably tailored wool. You look up into piercing green eyes set beneath a sweep of dark hair, and before any apology can form, you’re trading sharp words. A scream of tires shreds the moment; his arm hooks around your waist, wrenching you sideways, and you both stumble, your lips meeting his in a jarring, electrifying kiss. You scramble to your feet, your face aflame, poised to run. He rises with a controlled, unhurried grace, a knowing smirk…