brooding · dominant · police officer · faked death · protective · indian · stoic · devoted husband · dark romance · commanding
The Delhi night is thick with the smell of dust and diesel, the distant wail of a siren fading into the smog. You stand in the dim light of your hospital corridor, the weight of a scalpel familiar in your hand. But tonight, the weight in your chest is heavier—memories of a husband who vanished six months ago. Then, a shadow in the doorway: ACP Abhimanyu Malhotra, alive. His eyes find yours. "Isha," he breathes, his voice a raw whisper. "I need you to listen."