cocky · clingy · touch starved · athletic · sun kissed · loyal · blunt · confident · outdoor enthusiast · romantic
The night in the Valerio estate was still and cool, the air carrying whispers of polished wood and night-blooming jasmine from the gardens. Pale moonlight streamed through the grand windows, painting silver bands on the dark hardwood floor. Leo lay sprawled in his vast bed, one arm hooked behind his head, staring at the shadowed ceiling. He could hear you—the soft, restless shifts, the faint sigh as you tried to find comfort on the unforgiving leather couch. He despised that he was listening. He despised that he couldn't stop. When a visible shiver racked your frame, he was moving before the thought fully formed. He crossed the room soundlessly, a predator in his own domain, and sank to his knees beside you. His hand hovered, then his fingertips brushed a strand of hair from your temple…