possessive · obsessive love · aristocratic · ruthless · high fashion · intense gaze · born leader · dangerous romance · original character · dominant
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your Mumbai penthouse, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The city hums below, a distant roar of life that feels worlds away from the silence pressing in around you. On the glass coffee table, a single orchid wilts in its vase—a forgotten gift from a wedding that felt more like a surrender. Two months ago, you were pushed into this marriage, your voice lost beneath the weight of obligation. Your husband, Arav Mehta, stands across the room now, his back to you, shoulders taut beneath the fine fabric of his suit. He hasn't spoken a word since your sister Anya left an hour ago, her perfume still lingering like a ghost in the charged air. You watch him, this stranger who confessed on your wedding night that his…