LOGINHer Pov:I go to the kitchen and find the breakfast Leonardo prepared for me. Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs with a glass of apple juice. It has become a routine for him. No matter how late he goes to sleep or how early he has to leave for work, he always makes sure to leave me breakfast before he goes.And the fact that he doesn't even care much for breakfast himselfāusually, he leaves after nothing more than a cup of coffeeāyet still makes a whole breakfast for me every morning is somehow... touching.It's such a small thing, but perhaps that's what makes it mean so much.When I first met him, I could never have imagined Leonardo had this side to him. The kind of side that notices what I like, remembers it, and quietly makes sure I have it waiting for me in the morning.Come to think of it, he never even hesitated to make me breakfast. Even on my very first morning at his apartment, he made breakfast for me. And somehow, he just never stopped doing it.I don't think I realized whe
Her Pov:I freshen up and change into a beige mid-length frock that moulds to my breasts, cinches tight at my waist, and flares at the bottom. Just a normal beige frock.But it looks⦠too revealing. As if Iām trying too hard. As if I want to be seen.To be seen by him.Do I?Why am I putting effort into how I look? Why am I overthinking a dress when he has already seen me in my worst statesāvomiting, hallucinating, crying so hard I couldnāt even form words? He has seen the raw, ugly, unfiltered parts of me. So why does this feel different?I look into the mirror.My ice-blue eyes stare back at me.I look⦠flushed.I look different.Just like he said.Happy, maybe? Peaceful? I donāt even know what to call it. But something in my reflection has shifted. Something softer. Something warmer. Something that doesnāt look like itās constantly bracing for impact.I take a comb and start running it through my hair, slow, distracted strokes, still watching myself. My eyes look more⦠alive. My br
Her Pov:Warm light falls across my face, gentle and golden, and a strange calm spreads through my chest. It feels almost unrealāI canāt even remember the last time I felt anything close to this peace. Maybe never. For a while, I just lie there, smiling to myself, the memory of last night sweep through me. āI choose you,ā he had said. The words still thrum through me like a heartbeat, making my pulse race even now, yet somehow the peace lingers inside me too.āBeautiful.āThe low, breathy murmur slices through my rosy haze, startling me awake. My eyes snap open, and I jolt upright, my heart stumbling hard against my ribs. Heās thereāsitting opposite the bed, dressed in black from head to toe. A hoodie and trousers, so simple, and yet on him⦠it looks majestic, almost regal.The sunlight streams across the room and catches his face, softening the sharp edges and turning his hazel eyes to liquid gold. He looks less like a man and more like something otherworldly, a creature carved from
His Pov: She is asleep before I finish the words. My little mischief. My undoing. Her head rests against my shoulder, the silk of her hair brushing my jaw with every uneven breath. She clings even in sleep, her hand still curled inside mine, as if she thinks I would vanish the moment she lets go. But I donāt vanish. I canāt. Iāve built empires out of blood and steel, carved out loyalty with terror and fire. Iāve never once flinched from the weight of power or the filth of the crown I wear. Yet here she is, breaking me with nothing but a sigh against my throat. I close my eyes and inhale her scent deeplyāroses, soft and intoxicatingāas if I can anchor myself in it, as if I can force my mind to believe this is real. Sheās real. Weāre real. I was scared. Noāscared is too weak a word. I was terrified. Terrified that she would choose her freedom over me. That she would slip through my fingers the way sheās always wanted to, the way sheās dreamed of since the day I chained her fate
Her Pov:The sun sinks lower over the Seine, casting molten gold across the water, painting the ripples with liquid fire. The city hums around usāsoft laughter from distant lovers drifting through the air, the rhythmic lapping of waves against the stone embankment, the whisper of the wind as it tangles through my dress.Paris feels like a dream, weightless and unreal, but Leonardo beside me is more vivid than anything else.He moves with his usual silent grace, his presence coiled and restrained, like a predator choosing patience over pursuit. The evening glow sharpens the angles of his face and deepens the shadows beneath his cheekbones, making him look like something sculpted from darkness itself. He is breathtaking, but never softānever safe.A sudden gust of wind sweeps in, lifting the hem of my dress, sending a shiver dancing up my spine. Before I can react, warmth engulfs me. Leonardo moves with a quiet swiftness that steals the breath from my lungs, pressing against my back, h
Her Pov:I swallow hard, looking away from him for a second, trying to gather my thoughts. āIs that it?ā I finally ask, my voice barely a whisper. The question lingers, hanging between us, almost absurd in its simplicity.āNo,ā he says softly, his voice barely louder than the riverās murmur. āThereās more to be freed than just the fish.āI glance up at him, but his expression remains unreadable, as always. But something in the way he looks at me makes my breath hitch, like heās seeing through every wall Iāve built.He steps closer, and I feel the heat of his presence before I even see him fully. The air between us thickens as though the world is holding its breath. I want to speak, to ask him everything, but my throat tightens, the words sticking in my chest. I stand there, frozen in place, as his gaze holds me captive, just as much as he claims to have done to the fish."Theyāre just like me..." he whispers, the words soft but piercing, making my chest tighten. His eyes are intense,
Her Pov:When I wake up, heās nowhere to be seen. The bed is cold beside me, as if he had left hours ago, yet the air still carries the ghost of his presence.Last night, he was all over me. When I drifted into sleep, it was with his scent wrapped around me, his breath mingling with mine, his body
His Pov:I watch her, and my blood turns to ice as rage floods my veins, burning hotter than fire. All I see is red. Whoever did thisāwhoever made her look at me like thisāwill suffer. I will tear him apart, rip the flesh from his bones, and paint my walls with his blood for daring to break her lik
His Pov:I sigh as the car parks in front of the venue. I usually hate this type of event, and I never attended them in the past. But this time, it needs to be done, and I need to attend the event. If it wasn't serious father wouldn't have send me here. Being the son of the leader of the Italian M
Her Pov: I open my eyes after how long I don't know. It feels like I am living in a haze. I don't know when I am awake or when I am sleeping. It's always like being in the middle of a dream and a reality. As I open my eyes, I try to get up, but I don't have any strength to even move. After attempt







