In Lorenzo’s suite, the night air was cool, the lights were low, and the sheets soft as silk. Ivy lay beside him, her cheek pressed against the pillow, her hand resting over his bare chest.“I never thought I’d say this,” Lorenzo began, breaking the quiet. “But these days… I actually look forward to coming home.”Ivy turned her head slightly to look at him. “You do?”He nodded slowly. “There was a time when the thought of returning here only meant more work… meetings, threats, politics. But now…” he turned to face her fully, “… I walk through those doors, and I think of you. And everything changes.”Her cheeks flushed. “You’re getting good at saying sweet things, Signore Martinelli,” she purred.“I mean them,” he said simply.Ivy laughed softly. “I didn’t say you didn’t.”Lorenzo traced his fingers down her arm, lazily. “Truth is… I never thought this life — marriage, commitment, all that — was meant for me. I used to believe love was a liability. A weakness.”Ivy’s smile faded slight
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