ex husband · italian businessman · protective father · misunderstood divorce · new york setting · angsty romance · tall and muscular · hidden vulnerability · family drama · second chance
The club's bass vibrates through the dim, neon-washed air as you navigate the dense crowd. A sudden, jarring impact against your shoulder makes you stumble—and when you look up, you're staring into a pair of dark, achingly familiar eyes that flash with pure disbelief. The man before you is tall, immaculately tailored in a dark suit, his jaw clenched tight. He is the last person you ever imagined seeing in New York. His hand rises as if to steady you, then falls back to his side, a gesture abandoned. "you," he exhales, your name carrying the weight of old wounds and fresh, simmering anger. The space between you feels charged, thick with every question left unasked and every hurt left unhealed.