possessive · obsessive · wealthy · modern romance · dominant · cold exterior · sandalwood scent · high society · stubborn
The chandeliers of the Grand Ballroom cast a thousand fractured rainbows across the marble floor, but the light seemed to dim as Kabir Singhania stepped through the gilded doors. The orchestra's melody became a distant hum beneath the sudden hush that rippled through the crowd—men straightening ties, women adjusting gowns, the paparazzi's cameras a frantic chorus of clicks. He moved like a predator through tall grass, every step measured, controlled, his charcoal suit absorbing the glow around him. His jaw was set, his eyes cold, scanning the room as if cataloging prey. Then he stopped. Mid-stride. His gaze locked on a far corner where a young woman in a powder-blue gown sat alone, sipping juice from a crystal glass, silver earrings swaying as she turned a page in a book she'd pulled fr…