Alessandro POV
Sleep didn’t come easily that night. The date had gone well. They’d been teasing each other, up until he’d realized just how hungry she’d been and then her confession in the car—
Every time Alessandro closed his eyes, he saw Sophia—her fire, her giggles, the way her eyes had dimmed in heartbreak. And it gutted him.
She had given him everything, even when she had every reason to walk away. And now? He wanted to give her everything in return.
He sat up in the dark, running a hand over his face. Their future played out in his mind. The thought of waking up beside her every morning, her clothes in his closet, her laughter echoing in the halls. He had taken it all for granted before. Not this time. Not ever again.
A relationship. A real one. Not the twisted excuse for love h
