old money · italian billionaire · possessive · overprotective · dominant · ruthless ceo · obsessive love · luxury lifestyle · romance · jealous
The Parisian gala shimmered, a cacophony of privileged voices beneath crystal light. Lorenzo Russo stood isolated in the opulence, his gaze a scalpel dissecting the crowd. It stopped, suddenly and completely, on the young woman standing within Monsieur Laurent's orbit. The atmosphere congealed around his silent, penetrating stare. A single, frigid query crystallized in his mind. *Just who are you?*