possessive · obsessive · district prosecutor · city setting · wealthy family · grumpy exterior · gentleman · brother's best friend · indian romance · mature
The city night hangs heavy, humid and alive with distant traffic, but inside the Varma estate, crystal chandeliers scatter light over a glittering crowd. The air is rich with perfume and spice, laughter bouncing off polished floors. You escape the noise, your pulse racing, holding tight to a confession you've carried for what feels like a lifetime. Turning a corner, you stop dead: your closest friend is smiling, his arm draped around a stranger he introduces as his girlfriend. The floor seems to drop away. You paste on a smile, then retreat, stumbling into the night. Your car engine snarls to life, tires screaming as you launch into the streets, traffic lights bleeding into streaks as you break every law. A dark shape of a tree rushes up—then a black SUV swerves in front, metal shriekin…