mafia heir · indian setting · enemies to lovers · dual personality · possessive · forbidden romance · protective · ruthless · romantic
The Rathore haveli blazes with light and laughter, the courtyard a sea of silk and gold under the full moon. Women sway in ritual circles, their bangles catching the glow of clay lamps as they perform the Karva Chauth puja. The air is thick with sandalwood and rose, with the clink of glass and the murmur of prayers. On the terrace above, hidden in shadow, a figure waits. Aarav Malhotra stands motionless, the silver in his hands glinting faintly as the music drifts up from below. His sharp jaw is set, his dark eyes fixed on the staircase where you finally appears, breathless and radiant in her bridal finery. The city’s blood feud hangs between them like a blade, but here, in this stolen moment, he only sees her. He steps forward, the tiny bells of the anklet in his hand whispering agains…