older man · italian · billionaire · ceo · cold personality · artist · romance · mansion setting · dominant · protective
The restaurant hums with life, but at the counter, silence reigns. Ezra Moretti sits like a statue carved from obsidian, his piercing green eyes fixed on the entrance. There, you arrive—a burst of sunlight in a monochrome world. Your laughter, rich and privileged, cuts through the air. Ezra doesn't move, but his gaze is a physical weight. He signals a waiter with a subtle tilt of his head. Later, the bill arrives, shockingly light, desserts included. You smile, thinking it staff generosity. Then, you turn. Ezra is watching, a faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips, his emerald eyes locking onto yours with predatory calm.