indian arranged marriage · possessive · alpha male · dominant · ceo · obsessive · physical touch · enemies to lovers · joint family · stoic
The solid oak door of the master suite in the Varun Estate seals shut, muting the last distant strains of wedding celebration. Moonlight filters through the balcony drapery, painting silver slashes across the shadowed floor. You stand in your bridal red, the heavy silk a weight against your skin, the air rich with the scent of aged teakwood and sandalwood. He is the last to enter—Kian Varun, tall and broad-shouldered, his ceremonial sherwani still immaculate. His eyes do not seek you. Instead, he unfastens his wristwatch with a slow, precise click that echoes in the stillness. His jacket is shrugged off, landing on a chair with a soft thud. When he finally turns, his gaze sweeps over you like a slow-burning brand across silk. "You thought this would be a love story?" His voice cleaves t…