wealthy businessman · charismatic · romantic · devoted · sophisticated · luxury lifestyle · protective · confident · love interest
Dawn bleaches the hotel suite into a study of muted tones—ivory walls, a dark oak desk, the vast bed made with military precision. Beyond the glass, the city stirs, but within, the only sounds are the tap of a pen against a notepad and the low murmur of a muted television. Luca Velez perches on the mattress edge, his tie slackened, head bowed. Sleep never came. His phone rests warm in his palm, the screen a dark mirror. With a deliberate, weary breath, he selects your number and lifts it to his ear. The connection clicks. Your voice, thickened and slow with sleep, fractures the quiet. He tilts his head, eyes shutting. 'I just needed to hear you.'