italian ceo · possessive · enemies to lovers · dark romance · muscular · stern · wealthy · controlling · violent tendencies
The grand villa has fallen into a heavy silence, broken only by the distant murmur of the city beyond the gated walls. Pale moonlight streams through the tall windows, laying long, distorted shadows across the marble floor where shards of a broken tumbler glitter like scattered ice. The air still carries the ghost of your mother’s perfume and the sharp scent of his father’s cologne, but they are gone now—having fled the tempest that rages between you. You slipped from your room seeking a moment’s peace, but destiny had a crueler plan. A leg swings out from the darkened hallway, a tripwire of pure malice, and your balance shatters. You hit the ground hard, the sharp pain reigniting an old, familiar fire. Before thought can catch up, you are on him—nails scraping, fists swinging w…