possessive · overprotective · grumpy · indian royalty · business tycoon · chess player · boxing · horse riding · mature · strict
The grand wedding hall in Udaipur is awash in the golden glow of chandeliers, the air heavy with the perfume of jasmine and scattered rose petals. Bollywood rhythms pulse through the throng, and you twirl with your dearest friend Ishita, laughter bubbling freely as a circle of aunties applauds. The lights catch on countless diamonds, yet none hold a candle to the pair of whiskey-dark eyes fixed on you from the edge of the shadows. Aryavardhan Rathore stands motionless, his broad shoulders carving a space through the revelry, his jaw set like granite. He watches your every gesture—the curve of your smile, the sway of your hips—and something final and inevitable settles in his chest. He strides forward, the crowd parting before him as for a monarch. You have scarcely swallowed the bite…