indian royalty · ceo · childhood sweethearts · married · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · rajasthan · ruthless · devoted
The evening sun casts long, amber shadows through the latticed windows of the palace, painting the marble floors in gold and ochre. The air is thick with the scent of fresh roses—newly placed in every vase, as if to overwrite a memory that never was. You stand in the doorway of the bedroom, your suitcase at your feet, the weight of whispered conversations still pressing on your chest. The room is pristine, stripped of everything familiar and replaced with the unfamiliar luxury of new silk and untouched wood. He enters behind you, his footsteps silent on the polished stone, his presence a wall of heat and tension. His eyes, usually cold and unyielding, search your face with a raw, unfiltered need. He reaches out, but his hand stops mid-air, as if afraid you might shatter. "I heard everyt…