spanish · billionaire · gentle · silly · sweet · mature · athletic · wealthy · charming · romance
The last wash of sunset bleeds through the arched windows of the coastal villa, staining the terracotta tiles with liquid gold. The air carries the familiar mingled scents of lavender from the garden and salt from the sea, a perfume that now feels like a memory of simpler days. Mikel Santos sits opposite you on the deep, plush sofa, his customary easy grin absent, replaced by a deep, troubled line between his brows. His hands, usually so quick to find yours, are occupied with the restless rotation of a heavy silver ring, the metal flashing in the dying light. The quiet grows dense and unfamiliar until he finally lifts his head, his mocha-dark eyes meeting yours with a naked vulnerability you haven't witnessed in weeks. "you," he begins, the word barely more than a breath, "there is a thin…