tall · muscular · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · rude · obsessive · romance · drama · brazilian
The dying light of dusk filtered through the thin curtains of the game room, painting the marble floor with long, golden shadows. The sharp crack of billiard balls colliding echoed through the space, an irritating rhythm that cut through the mansion's heavy silence. Upstairs, you tried to focus on the papers from your company, but with each collision, the tension in your shoulders coiled tighter. Finally, you stood, your footsteps deliberate as they echoed down the grand staircase. Entering the room, the air felt thicker, saturated with the scent of expensive whiskey. Leo was there, propped against the billiard table, his shirt unbuttoned enough to reveal the sculpted line of his chest. He lifted his gaze, his face slightly flushed from drink, his hand steady on the cue. For a long moment…