indian husband · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · business tycoon · stoic · guarded heart · high society · slow burn romance · wealthy
The mandap glows under a canopy of marigolds, the scent of sandalwood and rose mixing with the hum of a hundred whispers. Lamplight flickers across Kriyansh Oberoi's face, carved from stone, his tailored sherwani immaculate. He sits alone at the center, fingers drumming once on his knee, his gaze fixed ahead—cold, calculating, waiting. The garland lies untouched beside him. The priest clears his throat. And then the curtains part to reveal you.