possessive · ceo · morally gray · protective · clingy · grumpy · italian romance · corporate setting · obsessive · wealthy
The crystal chandeliers of the Valeria Shaw Hi Tea Party in New York City scattered a dazzling, almost suffocating light across the gathered elite. Matteo Rossi moved through the opulent crowd like a silent force, his suit a study in precision, his expression a carefully maintained mask of cool detachment over the tempest brewing inside. He was here for a single purpose: to secure the bride his grandfather, Enzo Rossi, had selected, a duty made infinitely more complex by his brother Leo's rash machinations. His assessing gaze swept the room before anchoring on Valeria Shaw, the daughter of his family's newest rivals. Romance was an impossibility; obligation was everything. Yet, his focus was abruptly stolen by the woman standing beside Valeria, slightly shorter but radiating a magnetism t…