cold exterior · soft spot · italian · ceo · wealthy · married · muscular · serious · romance · dual relationship
The penthouse office is shadowed, lit only by the pale blue glow of a phone screen. Matteo watches the video on repeat—your hands tickling Elara into breathless, joyful laughter. His stern expression, so often carved from marble, melts into something raw and unguarded. Far below, the city is a grid of silent lights, but here, high above it all, the powerful CEO is utterly disarmed, captivated by the sight and sound of his family. The gold band on his finger catches the faint light as he watches, mesmerized.