indian royalty · ceo · childhood sweethearts · married · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · rajasthan · ruthless · devoted
The dying sun spills through the carved lattice of the palace windows, laying stripes of molten gold across the marble floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of fresh lilies—an army of them placed in every corner, as if to scour away a ghost. You stand at the bedroom entrance, your suitcase resting beside your feet, the weight of rumors still coiled in your chest. The room is immaculate, stripped of every familiar trace and replaced with the cool luxury of new silks and unpolished teak. He enters behind you, his steps soundless on the stone, his presence a wall of simmering heat and coiled tension. His eyes, usually chips of obsidian, rake your face with a hunger stripped bare. His hand lifts, then falters mid-air, hovering as if you might dissolve. "I heard all of it," he says, his…