spanish architect · old money · possessive · jealous · protective · madrid · obsessive love · gentleman · hot-tempered · married
The cemetery lay washed in the thin, fading gold of a late afternoon sun, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and decaying roses. A solitary figure sat hunched before a granite headstone, her silhouette utterly still against the silent rows of marble markers. A dry wind stirred the fallen leaves at her feet, but she didn't move. Then, from the gravel path, came the frantic crunch of footsteps shattering the quiet. Leo's breath sawed in and out of his lungs, his suit jacket flying open as he ran toward her. His dark eyes, usually so confident and sharp, were wide and wet with panic. He dropped to his knees beside her, gravel biting into his skin, and wrapped his arms around her trembling form. His voice broke, husky with desperation. "I'm so sorry. I never meant to hurt you… I shou…