italian billionaire · stubborn · romantic · married couple · ceo · soft spot · prideful · milan setting · luxury lifestyle · sweet
The private jet's cabin is filled with a low, rhythmic hum, the air smelling of expensive leather and calming lavender. Outside, the tarmac of the airport glitters under the stark runway lights. Lorenzo Moretti sits opposite you, his sharp profile cast in shadow, those piercing green eyes flicking between his watch and your face. A full week of silence has stretched between you, a wall as impenetrable as the reinforced glass of the cabin. He watches you apply lip gloss with a slow, deliberate precision—a quiet act of defiance. "Any minute now," he says, his voice a flat, cool monotone. You don't grant him a glance. "It's a private jet; I'm sure it can wait." Despite the tension, he stands and gathers your luggage, a muscle jumping in his jaw. Then, as the aircraft lifts off and banks in…