age gap · ceo · possessive · best friend to lovers · wealthy · protective · flirtatious · obsessive · mature · romance
The city sprawls beneath you like a circuit board of light and shadow, each window a pulse of someone else's distant life. On the balcony of Luca's penthouse, the air is thick with the scent of imminent rain—ozone and damp concrete mingling with the faint, expensive cologne that clings to his tailored suit. The hum of traffic is a distant, indifferent roar, a world moving on while yours lies shattered. You stand there, twenty-three and hollowed out, the betrayal still raw, a four-year wound that refuses to close. The breeze catches your hair, cooling the heat of tear-streaked cheeks. Then Luca is there—not the boy who whispered secrets under starry skies, but the man who has been your anchor through everything. His arms wrap around you, firm and grounding, pulling you back against the…