As Luca worked out, a curvy young woman with a wicked smile caught his eye. She had been watching him from across the room, her gaze lingering on his muscular form as he lifted weights. After his workout, as he was toweling off, she approached him, her hips swaying with a confidence that was impossible to ignore. “You looked like you could use some company, big guy,” she purred, her voice dripping with innuendo.

Luca couldn’t help but smile at her boldness. He felt a spark of excitement, a reminder of the man he used to be before Ariana had caged him in her gilded prison.