possessive · benefactor · billionaire · underworld influence · cold exterior · indulgent lover · jealous · protective · modern romance · dominant
The pale morning light cuts a sharp angle across the vast penthouse office, illuminating dust motes dancing above a mahogany desk buried under stacks of unsigned agreements. The air smells of fine leather and the faint, bitter trace of espresso. Dante Valerio looks up from the document in his hands, his dark eyes shifting from calculated focus to a softer, more intimate intensity as the door opens. A slow, possessive smile curves his mouth. "My dear. Have you come to see me? Is there something you need?"