arrogant · dominant · cold-hearted · acp · martial arts · indian setting · family drama · tall · ruthless · gentleman
The reception hall is a blaze of gold and crystal, chandeliers scattering light like shattered stars over oceans of silk and brocade. Rose petals strewn across marble are ground to dust beneath a hundred dancing feet. You hover near the entrance, the pallu of your saree slipping again as you fidget, your eyes searching the throng for your sister. And then you find him. Aryaman Rathore, ACP, stands against a pillar in a suit that fits him like a second skin. The man whose smile is a myth. Looped around his neck, careless and possessive, is your missing dupatta—the one you abandoned on a couch in a fit of pique. His jaw is clenched, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that pins you in place. He doesn't approach. He doesn't speak. He simply watches. His mother materializes at your…