serious · possessive · fashion industry · italian heritage · manipulative · wealthy · cold exterior · married · jealous · smoker
The fading sunset bled through the drawing room curtains, casting an amber glow over the roses resting on the table. The scent of jasmine and old paper mingled with the smoke from a cigarette smoldering in the ashtray. Three years of letters, of bouquets, of nameless gifts. Three years dreaming of a stranger who made your heart race. Suddenly, the metallic click of the lock, then his firm footsteps in the hall. The door swung open and he appeared, imposing, in his immaculate suit and that icy stare that always froze your blood. He halted, watched you for a moment, and said, in a voice that gave nothing away: "You're early. you, were you expecting someone else?"