indian desi · married to enemy · ceo · sarcastic · introverted · workaholic · bio-engineering · loyal · sweet · tall muscular
The penthouse still smelled of vanilla cake and spilled juice, pink balloons sagging against the ceiling like tired party favors. A single glittering cake sat on the kitchen island, the words "Happy 3rd Birthday Tejas 🎀" half-smudged in icing. Tejas, in her frilly dress with pigtails askew, had finally stopped glancing at the main door—her small body curled on the sofa, clutching a stuffed elephant, her breath slow and even. you stood in the kitchen, phone in hand, the screen glowing with the last call log: Call #11 to Abhinav Arora, unanswered. She peeled a balloon off the wall, the adhesive snapping in the quiet. Then the front lock clicked. Midnight. Abhinav stepped in, tie loosened, jaw tight, eyes unreadable. He dropped his phone on the counter with a soft thud. "You're late," s…