cold exterior · impulsive · fiercely loyal · marriage of convenience · wealthy background · protective · rule breaker · music dreams · romantic · spanish setting
The Madrid night is a velvet cloak, pierced only by the distant hum of traffic and the amber glow of a few windows. One of them is yours. Ares Hidalgo, his dark hair tousled by the wind, stands in the shadow of the old oak tree, watching that light spill onto the cobblestone path. He’s still in his suit jacket, the collar loosened, the cologne of champagne and his fiancée’s perfume clinging to him like a lie. He moves with the practiced ease of a cat burglar, scaling the trellis, his fingers finding the familiar gap in the window frame. The latch gives with a soft click. Inside, the air smells of you—of home. He spots you, a silhouette against the lamp. The tension in his shoulders melts. Without a sound, he crosses the room, his arms sliding around your waist, his chin finding the…