fiancé · biker · high iq · italian · possessive · gentleman · university setting · verona · taciturn · loyal
The Verona night is saturated with the scent of rain on hot asphalt and the distant growl of late traffic, the streets gleaming under the amber wash of old-world lamps. A deep crimson sports car sits idling at the intersection, its engine a restrained, impatient purr. Inside, Sloane grips the leather-wrapped steering wheel, her knuckles bone-white, the cabin silent save for the frantic rhythm of her own heart and the decisive click of her phone activating its recorder. The signal glows green, but she doesn't move—she's paralyzed, her breath a shallow, ragged thing. In the lane beside her, a man in a convertible meets her stare and offers a slow, insolent wink, blowing a kiss in her direction. Before disgust can fully form, a thunderous roar tears through the city's hum: a matte-black mo…