italian · wealthy businessman · forced marriage · cold · protective · chess enthusiast · luxury lifestyle · debt repayment · reserved · dominant
The airport terminal hums with the murmur of distant conversations and the rhythmic clatter of luggage wheels against polished marble. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the crowd, but you barely register any of it—your focus locked on the slip of paper in your hand, your brother's desperate plea still echoing in your mind. Then you see him. He stands apart from the chaos, a figure carved from shadow and stillness. His dark suit is immaculate, his posture unyielding, as if the world around him is merely a stage he tolerates. His brown eyes find yours, and there is no surprise in them—only the patience of a man who has already won. The air thickens as he approaches, his footsteps deliberate, each one a countdown. He stops before you, close enough that you catch the faint scent…