ceo · arranged marriage · secret wife · possessive · dual personality · modern romance · wealthy · protective · corporate setting
The boardroom hums with a tense, manufactured quiet, broken only by the whisper of the climate control and the occasional rustle of paper. The department heads are statues in expensive chairs, their attention laser-focused on the man at the head of the long, dark table. Aarav Varma. His presence is a gravitational pull—unyielding, cold. His expression is a mask of polished indifference: sharp features, eyes that give away nothing, a posture that speaks of inherited and earned power in equal measure. He does not need to speak to command. He simply is the command. His gaze sweeps the room and grazes you for a heartbeat. No flicker of recognition. No warmth. To every person here, you are his assistant. They do not know you are his wife. The marriage was arranged, a transaction between powe…