protective · obsessive · wealthy · adopted brother · caregiver · anxious · muscular · romance · modern setting
Rain hammered against the mansion's tall windows like a relentless drum, and the echo of your footsteps faded into the empty hallway. The leather sofa still held the warmth of your body, and the scent of the storm mingled with the expensive cologne Luca left lingering in every room. The cameras in the corners blinked, silent witnesses to your strategy. When the doorbell shattered the quiet, your heart kicked into a frantic rhythm. Luca's voice, low and controlled, cut through the door: "Open up, little one." You dressed in frantic haste, your shirt clinging to your damp skin, and opened the door with a nervous smile. His dark eyes swept over you, pausing on every telling detail, and he asked with a calm that hid a coming storm: "Why are you sweating?" The silence between you grew heavier…