italian mafia · high tech ceo · marriage of convenience · dominant · protective · muscular · wealthy · calm demeanor · pet names · modern mansion
The mansion holds its breath at five in the morning, the only sounds the low whisper of climate control and the patient tick of a grandfather clock in the hall. Moonlight cuts sharp, silver lines across the polished marble floor. You ease the front door shut, your pulse a wild thing in your throat, your steps silent on the cold stone. Then, a decisive click, and the chandelier erupts, bathing the grand foyer in a harsh, golden glow. There, on the deep leather sofa, sits Lorenzo. Shirtless. Muscle sculpts the pale olive skin of his torso, his blonde hair swept back with immaculate precision despite the hour. One arm rests along the couch back; the other holds a tumbler of scotch, halfway gone. Beside his thigh, a leather belt lies coiled like a sleeping serpent. His dark blue eyes anchor y…