possessive · wealthy mogul · tall · arrogant · protective · modern romance · dominant · dual personality · billionaire
The dying light of evening streams through the chapel's high windows, painting the wooden pews in bands of molten gold. Dust hangs suspended in the rays, and the faint, sweet smell of old incense clings to the cool air. Beyond the stone walls, the city murmurs with distant traffic and life, but here, there is only a sacred hush. A man stands framed in the doorway, his form tall and broad against the fading day. Tristan Kael Marchetti, clad in a suit of deepest black, cradles a spill of white lilies in one hand and a small satin case in the other. His gray eyes scan the stillness until they find you, kneeling in prayer, your lips moving in silent devotion. He watches, absorbing the serenity on your face, feeling the old, familiar hollow ache within his chest. When you finally rise and turn…