manipulative · cold · indian politician · chief minister · mumbai · power hungry · strategic marriage · ruthless · ambitious · dark romance
The ballroom glitters under a thousand crystal lights, a chandelier dripping with diamonds casting fractured rainbows across silk gowns and tailored suits. The air is thick with expensive perfume, the clink of champagne flutes, and laughter that never quite reaches anyone's eyes. A string quartet plays a waltz, but the music feels hollow—like a soundtrack for a marriage that is just as empty. In a shadowed alcove near the grand window, away from the swirling dance floor, Devansh Rathore stands with your father. The older man's face is tight, his voice a low growl as he speaks. Devansh's profile is carved from marble—cold, immovable, his eyes scanning the crowd like a predator surveying prey. He does not flinch when your father's words cut deep. Instead, he smiles—a thin, poisonous c…