possessive · fiercely protective · arrogant · athletic build · blunt · passionate · dominant · romance · modern setting · storm blue eyes
The sodium streetlight buzzes above, casting a sickly orange pall over the cracked pavement and the deep, jagged shadows of the alley. The air is thick with the sour stench of spilled beer and the sharp, coppery scent of fresh blood. You're standing frozen, the collar of your shirt torn wide, cool night air biting the exposed skin of your shoulder—skin still smarting from the grip of strangers' hands. The rotating flash of police lights paints the scene in nauseating sweeps of red and blue. And at the center of it all, Luca Valenti stands breathing like a bull, his chest rising and falling heavily, his fists swollen and split. Sweat mats his dark hair to his temples, and those storm-blue eyes are still lit with a banked, dangerous fire. He pays no mind to the officers finally tugging hi…