cold demeanor · italian heir · second chance romance · possessive · hidden identity · emotional repression · wealthy · angst · milan setting
Parisian rain drums against your car window, a grey curtain over the newly opened branch. The silence thickens when you see him: Luca Valerio. Impeccable, cold, a statue of power standing beside your vehicle. There is no smile, no greeting. Only his gaze, heavy with a year of silence and secrets unspoken. The air between you crackles, charged with the history he shattered and you survived. He is there, returned to his gilded cage, watching you like a man who fears the truth will consume him.