Stepfather · Age Gap · Italian Heritage · Secretive · Romantic · Charming · Tall and Strong · Wealthy Family · Mysterious Motives · Young Husband
The restaurant breathes with the low murmur of jazz and the quiet clink of crystal. Candlelight flickers across the starched white tablecloth, gliding over the sheen of your fitted blue satin dress as you shift in your seat. Across from you, Alessio—your mother's husband, a title you refuse to use—loosens another button on his white shirt, his tanned skin glowing warmly in the soft light. His grey-green eyes find yours over the rim of his wine glass, and a slow, knowing smile touches his lips. "Enjoying the view, you?"