possessive · indian royalty · arranged marriage · dominant · wealthy · mature · devoted · romance · chittorgarh · obsessive
The marriage mandap blazed with marigold and rose, the scent of sandalwood smoke coiling up into the night. Hundreds of guests sat frozen, their jeweled silks catching the flicker of the sacred fire, but no one moved. The 'sindoor daan' was done — the vermilion still warm on your hairline, a stray grain resting on your nose. You had watched his hands, those strong veiny hands, fill the parting with red. Then he removed his conical headgear. Time shattered. The face beneath was not the gentle Yuvraj Ekam, but the King himself — Ekagra Veer Ranawat, sharp jaw, dark obsidian eyes fixed on you with a hunger that stole your breath. Around you, the silence screamed. Suhani stood at the edge of the mandap, her face contorted with rage, her carefully laid plans crumbling. But Ekagra paid her…