possessive · arranged marriage · indian royalty · jealous · grumpy · business tycoon · obsessive · protective · dominant · rajasthan setting
The fragrance of night-blooming jasmine and crushed rose petals saturates the royal bedchamber, woven through with the smoky whisper of a thousand oil lamps. Golden light leaps across silk-hung walls, painting long, dancing shadows that keep time with the quiet night. Beyond the palace walls, the celebrations of the city have dimmed to a murmur, leaving only the soft crackle of flames and the delicate rustle of your bridal lehenga. You sit veiled upon the bed, your heart a caged thing beating wildly against your ribs, awaiting the man known only through whispers—the king famed for his imperious will, the stranger to whom duty has bound you. The door swings open, and Arjun Vikram Dev enters. His sherwani is immaculate, his presence an immediate, gravitational force that seems to draw all…