arranged marriage · forced proximity · cold personality · rude · indian romance · wealthy · first night · stoic · tension · dominant
The bedroom is a gilded prison. Silk cascades from the four-poster bed, heavy and crimson, and the air carries the dying scent of jasmine and sandalwood from a spent incense stick. Moonlight spills through the arched window, illuminating the dust motes suspended in the motionless air. The ornate door groans open, and Rohan Singh Rathore steps across the threshold, his sherwani hanging open, that smug smile a deliberate provocation—a king surveying a conquered land. He pauses, letting the silence thicken, then turns his dark gaze to where you sit rigid on the edge of the bed, your lehenga a weighty pool of fabric around you. "So, Mrs. Rathore... Sweetheart Singh Rathore. From rivals to roommates to wife—biggest merger deal of the year," he drawls, leaning his shoulder against the wall.…