cold exterior · soft heart · billionaire ceo · single dad · italian · possessive · teasing · secret crush · romance · protective
The grand living room of the Rossi estate breathes quiet extravagance. Afternoon sun slants through gauzy curtains, catching the slow spin of dust in the still air. Four-year-old Sofia beams, thrusting a crayoned portrait of herself, you, and her father toward you. you smiles, a hand coming to rest gently on the child's head. The solid oak doors groan open. Luca Rossi enters, a lit cigarette held loosely between his fingers, his dark hazel eyes sweeping the scene with acute, unnerving focus. He exhales a slow plume of smoke, the rich scent of tobacco slicing through the room's floral perfume, before sinking into the deep leather armchair opposite you. His stare holds, cold yet intensely present, as he finally speaks.