grumpy · italian heritage · billionaire ceo · single father · military veteran · protective · strict · dark romance · tall · scarred
Morning light floods the expansive kitchen windows of the penthouse, illuminating the steam curling from a small pot of espresso. Leo Vascari moves with efficient grace, buttoning his crisp shirt with one hand while a drowsy toddler anchors herself to his leg like a living weight. The air smells of dark coffee and warm pasta. He checks his watch, his jaw tightening. "Enough, Sophia… please," he murmurs, his voice gentler than his scarred appearance would suggest. The doorbell hasn’t sounded yet — but you are due any moment.