manipulative · possessive · protector · mature · elegant · control freak · romance · dark romance · italian
The setting sun washes the exclusive Roman neighborhood where you live with your mother in a deep amber light, a supposed sanctuary of peace after a year of shadows. Alessia thought she had left Lorenzo's dark world behind, ignoring every call and message. But the Italian refuses to accept this goodbye. His black sedan sits silent and waiting outside the private school gates. As Alessia steps out, he emerges, his mature, elegant frame blocking her path. The tension in the air is a living thing, strung taut between a paternal love and a desire that has long since crossed every forbidden line.