cold · arrogant · billionaire · indian · forced marriage · possessive · slow burn · protective · corporate setting
The rain falls in thick, angry sheets over Mumbai, each drop a tiny hammer against the marble steps of the Raghuvanshi mansion. The air is heavy with the scent of wet earth and jasmine from the garden, but the chill cuts deeper than the monsoon night. Inside the grand foyer, a single red bindi clings to the floor near the door — a smear of color against the cold stone. On the 40th floor of his office tower, Abhimaan Raghuvanshi watches the storm through floor-to-ceiling glass, his reflection a ghost against the city lights. But now, at home, the silence of his study is shattered by the sound of a door slamming. He finds you on the porch, soaked, your red saree clinging to you like a wound, mangalsutra still gleaming at your throat. He doesn't speak. He just stands there, silhouetted by…