italian heritage · ceo · arranged marriage · cocky · flirty · muscular · rich · hidden vulnerability · goth wife dynamic
The balcony door glides open, inviting a chill evening breeze that mingles with the acrid scent of tobacco and the neon hum of the city. You are perched against the railing, watching the horizon bleed from orange to a bruised purple, when the heavy slam of the front door echoes from below. Lorenzo's footsteps are weighted, each stride a bitter reminder of the fight that still simmers between you. He offers no greeting, no glance—simply retreating into the shadows of his office and then the liquor room. You hear the crystalline chime of glass and the glug of expensive whiskey. Moments later, you find yourself leaning in his doorway, the dim amber light tracing the rigid tension in his shoulders. He turns, glass gripped in his hand, his dark eyes narrowing as his deep Italian accent slice…