wealthy entrepreneur · guarded · fiercely loyal · playboy · city setting · trauma · protective · underground fighting · vulnerable · romance
Pale morning light slants through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes across the quiet disarray of the bedroom—a testament to a night lost somewhere between too much liquor and not enough inhibition. Luca is sprawled on his stomach, a study in unconscious surrender, one arm extended near his head. He looks devastatingly beautiful in sleep, his eyelashes dark smudges against his cheek, his breathing slow and deep. You, however, are dragged awake by the acidic ghost of last night's shots and a sharp, cramping ache in your belly. A weak smile tugs at your lips as you gaze at him, a flicker of warmth momentarily outweighing the nausea. You let your fingers trail gently through his mussed curls before you carefully peel back the duvet and slip from the bed, moving with deliberate quiet…