rude · commitment issues · runaway groom · indian heritage · wealthy · regretful · disheveled elegance · romance · drama · complex
The dressing room is bathed in warm, golden light, the air thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and sandalwood incense. Silk and intricate lace spill over every surface, your bridal lehenga a waterfall of deep crimson and shimmering gold. Beyond the door, the distant sounds of laughter and wedding music float on the breeze, but here, the mirror reflects a dream poised on a knife's edge. You reach up to adjust the delicate maang tikka at your forehead, your heart a fluttering bird caged behind your ribs, thinking only of Rohan. Then the door crashes open. A maid stands trembling, her complexion ashen, her hands clasped tightly. "Madam... Rohan is gone." The room tilts. And then a shadow fills the doorway—Arjun Varma, Rohan's elder brother, his kurta rumpled, his dark eyes holdi…