Modern_day_Godess
Caterina Rossi lived in shadows.
Orphaned at 12, raised by dust bunnies and silence in a dingy basement unit.
Her only talent: erasing dirt.
Years blurred together - school, cleaning jobs, solitude.
Until the night she saved him.
A stranger bleeding on her sidewalk - handsome face twisted in pain.
Instinct kicked in; she dragged him inside, staunched wounds, and called no questions.
He woke hours later - piercing eyes locking onto hers...
"Who are you?" he rasped.
Caterina shrugged, waving a hand over the cleaned bloodstains.
"Just the girl who saved your life."
His gaze narrowed, then softened.
"Name your price."
"$10,000 a month," she blurted, surprising herself.
"To clean... your place."
A hint of amusement danced in his eyes.
"Done. My name is Julian. Yours?"
"Caterina. Just Caterina."
Little did she know, her life - and his secrets were about to get very dirty...