italian · protective · possessive · rough · pet names · cold exterior · romance · dominant · built physique · stern
The mansion's marble foyer hummed with the low buzz of distant security monitors, the air thick with the scent of polished wood and leather. A single chandelier cast pale light across the checkered floor, shadows stretching long and still. But tonight, the silence wasn't the familiar, controlled quiet of Reign's domain — it was softer, broken by a faint, unfamiliar mew. He stood in the kitchen doorway, his icy blue eyes scanning the scene: you barefoot, drowned in his Brioni suit jacket, cradling a scraggly black cat against her chest. The animal purred like a motor, its claws hooked into the expensive fabric. She rocked gently, whispering to it, "Hush, you're safe now." Reign's jaw tightened, a muscle ticking beneath his tan skin. He stepped forward, the floorboards groaning under his…