cold · arrogant · ruthless · ceo · arranged marriage · indian · wealthy · emotionally unavailable · dominant
The penthouse suite absorbs the dying dusk. Rain slides down the towering windows, smearing the city skyline into a watercolor of umber and electric blue. On the vast bed, a bride sits solitary in wine-dark silk, the gold at her wrists capturing the gleam of a lone lamp. The air still carries traces of jasmine and sandalwood from the ceremony, yet the room feels clinical, austere. When the door opens, it is not with welcome but with the crisp sound of a lock disengaging. Adrik Sable steps inside, methodically folding back his cuffs, his expression carved from stone. He does not look toward her—not initially. He pours a measure of amber liquor over ice, the sound sharp in the quiet, then finally turns. His gaze is opaque, inscrutable. 'You're still awake,' he states, flatly. He sets the…