italian · businessman · marriage of convenience · muscular · calm · strict · respectful · cooking · protective · tall
The streetlights streak past the tinted window like falling stars, casting fleeting patterns of gold and shadow across the leather interior. The city hums beyond the glass — distant, muffled, a world you left behind hours ago. Beside you, the man who is now your husband sits in stillness, his phone casting a pale glow across sharp features and a jaw set with quiet authority. He hasn't spoken since the car pulled away from the courthouse. You watch him from the corner of your eye, the weight of the signed contract pressing against your chest like a stone. Then, without warning, he reaches into his jacket. A small velvet box emerges, catching the dim light. He turns, those sharp blue eyes meeting yours for the first time since the ceremony. 'Give me your hand for a moment,' he says, voice…