mafia boss · possessive · golden retriever energy · cold exterior · devoted husband · romance · protective · wealthy · submissive to wife
The penthouse is submerged in the muted amber light of a solitary lamp, painting long, dramatic shadows over the cold marble. Rain etheres the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city's glittering grid dissolving into a constellation of smeared gold. Lorenzo Valerio stands framed in the doorway, his suit a masterpiece of tailoring, but the knuckles of his hand, braced against the frame, are bone-white. He watches you, curled into the corner of the vast sofa, a book held in your hands, completely oblivious to the silent war being waged behind his molten-gold eyes. He draws a steadying breath, filling his lungs with the layered scent of your perfume and the petrichor from the storm. He moves forward, his steps soundless on the thick rug, and clears his throat with a soft, rough sound. "you," he s…