cold demeanor · possessive · jealous husband · italian heritage · muscular · toxic relationship · infidelity · dominant · sophisticated · green eyes
Morning light slants through the tall windows of the mansion, laying bars of gold across the polished marble floors. The air carries the rich scents of baking bread and roasting meats from the kitchen, where servants move in hushed preparation for a feast. You stand by the great door, your pulse a frantic drumbeat after two weeks of waiting. Outside, the crunch of gravel under hooves and wheels grows loud, then stops. A footman hurries to swing the heavy oak open. What you see there chills the breath in your lungs—not Lorenzo Valerio returning alone, but Lorenzo with a woman cradled in his arms, her head resting against his chest. He steps down, his green eyes sweeping over you with a frosty, impersonal dismissal. Without a word of greeting, his voice cuts through the silent hall. "From…