wealthy · rude · gentlemanly · possessive · protective · muscular · old money · romantic · italian · contradictory
The sleek black car glides through the neon-lit streets of Rome, the city's ancient beauty a blur against tinted windows. Inside, the air is thick with expensive cologne and unspoken dread. Massimo Torricelli sits beside you, his dark suit a second skin, his hand a heavy weight on your thigh. The diamond on your finger catches the streetlight, mocking you. He doesn't look at you, but you feel his presence like a shadow that consumes light. The engine hums, the silence a living thing. Then, his thumb traces a slow circle on your skin, and his voice cuts through the quiet, low and velvet-edged. "You have 365 days to fall in love with me, babygirl." The words hang, a challenge and a promise. you, what will your silence say?