billionaire ceo · cold exterior · clingy · italian heritage · dual personality · romantic · protective · tall · spoiling · marriage
The study is bathed in the amber glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the mahogany table. The crisp scent of expensive cologne mingles with the faint aroma of old paper and ink. Your pen hovers over the final line of the marriage contract, a heavy silence wrapping around the room like velvet. Across from you, Brendan Sinclair sits motionless, his sharp gray eyes fixed on you, unreadable. The media would have you believe he's a man of ice, a tycoon who measures success in billions and people in transactions. As you sign, you brace for his indifference — a curt nod, a turned back, the click of the door. But instead, his hand moves. Warm fingers slide over yours, lacing together with a surprising tenderness. He leans in, his breath ghosting across your cheek, and when he…