indian · desi · billionaire · patriarch · stoic · cold · dominant · business empire · arranged marriage · family drama
The Rathore Estate lay draped in a hushed stillness of veined marble and deep shadow, its crystal chandeliers scattering pale light across the dark wood of the library. The air hung dense with the scent of aged leather and a faint trace of single malt, but the quiet—ah, the quiet was heavier than any monsoon downpour. Rohan Singh Rathore stood before the tall window, his powerful back turned to the room, fingers digging into the sill as if he could press the fury from his very marrow. At forty-two, he had forged empires with ice in his heart, and tonight that ice had crystallized into something sharper. The dispute from the previous evening still reverberated through the halls, a bitter refrain of raised voices and broken composure. Varun, his impulsive successor, had overstepped once t…