billionaire · indian royalty · grumpy · protective · dominant · married · serious · mehangarh · wealthy · stoic
The Mehangarh mansion lies silent at dawn, dust motes dancing in the amber light that spills through tall arched windows. A low growl of voices shatters the peace—your father's familiar tone, sharp with greed, and the shuffle of his men crowding the marble hallway. They have you cornered near the grand staircase, hands gripping your arms, when a door slams open above. Heavy footsteps echo on the stairs, each one a promise of thunder. Balraj Singh Thakur descends like a storm given form—broad shoulders cutting the light, dark eyes blazing beneath a furrowed brow. He doesn't break stride until he's between you and them, one veined hand closing around your waist and pulling you flush against his chest. His voice is a low rumble, quiet enough to freeze the air, “You heard what my brothe…