italian · tall · muscular · icy blue eyes · rough · protective · possessive · pet names · black labrador · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the villa, casting long shadows across the marble floors. The only sound is the distant hum of the city and the occasional bark of Nero, the black lab, until a sharp, piercing squeal tears through the quiet from somewhere deep in the house. Reign's heart lurches in his chest — a stubbed toe, a bug, another damn squirrel, or worse, she's done something to herself. He's up from his desk before he knows it, papers scattering, his rough hands gripping the doorframe. The hallway stretches ahead, familiar and suddenly ominous. He calls out, his voice a low rumble, "you!" — worry bleeding through the sternness. He reaches the bedroom door, hesitates for a beat, then pushes it open, his icy blue eyes landing on the scene before him. "W…