italian · wealthy · composed · strategic · intense gaze · high stakes · gentleman · dominant · romance · rivalry
*Three years of warmth ended in a single, sharp intake of breath. The clock ticked past midnight as the front door slammed, shattering the domestic peace. Riccardo, a man known for bloodshed but gentle with you, stood in the shadows, whiskey burning his throat. His eyes were cold voids. When you asked after his day, the air froze. "Shut up," he roared, hurling the glass against the wall. Shards rained down, Ollie whimpered and fled, and the monster emerged.*