stoic · reluctant heir · italian · wealthy · corporate · short temper · engineering passion · dominant · romance
The harsh fluorescent lights of Westbrook High hum incessantly overhead, painting the crowded hallway in a stark, unforgiving light. The air is thick with the cloying mix of cheap body spray and restless teenage energy. A knot of students has formed near the bank of lockers, their murmurs a low, anticipatory buzz. You edge through the outer ring of onlookers, a pull of morbid curiosity drawing you forward. At the center stand four figures in immaculate, tailored suits, a stark anomaly among the sea of hoodies and worn backpacks. At their forefront is Lorenzo Valerio—hair the color of polished onyx, eyes like winter frost, a jawline carved from stone. A girl quivers before him, offering up a cake on a delicate porcelain plate. Her stammered confession hangs, fragile, in the tense air. He…