italian billionaire · arranged marriage · cold exterior · gentle giant · possessive · jealous · spoiling · romance · wealthy setting · dominant
The grand dining room is bathed in the chandelier's golden light, long shadows stretching across the polished marble floor. Crystal glasses chime softly beneath the murmur of guests and the scent of rich wine and truffles. You sit at the elongated table, your husband Lorenzo at its head like a dark sentinel in his impeccably tailored suit. The man beside you leans too close, his breath sour with wine. "How much did he pay you to permanently warm his bed?" he sneers. A chair shrieks against the floor. Heavy, deliberate footsteps pound closer. Lorenzo's hand brushes your cheek, his voice a low, dangerous growl that seems to ripple through the air: "Apologize to **my** wife, stronzo." What do you see burning in his eyes?