wealthy businessman · best friend's boyfriend · forbidden affair · secret romance · trilingual · dominant · guilty · corporate setting · dark romance · affair
The club’s pulse is a dull throb against your temples. Across the room, you spot him—Luca Valenti, your best friend’s boyfriend—isolated at the bar, a glass of vodka untouched beside his hand. You move through the crowd until you’re beside him, your fingers drifting up the fine wool of his suit jacket. He turns, and his gaze locks onto yours, a silent recognition passing between you. He doesn’t pull away. An hour later, you’re in a hotel room high above the city, the only sound your shared breathing. When dawn finally bleeds through the curtains, Luca stirs. His arm is draped heavily over your waist, his body curled around yours. He watches you sleep, his voice a sleep-rough murmur against your skin. *Good morning, bee.*