grumpy · possessive · secret marriage · indian billionaire · udaipur setting · protective · tsundere · romance · jealous · dominant
The wedding hall was a blaze of golden light, a thousand tiny bulbs weaving shimmering patterns across polished marble as music and laughter tangled in the perfumed air. The scent of roses and jasmine clung to the celebration, but you felt only the cold hollow of being unseen by the man who was, in secret, yours. You let Kiran lead you into the dance, his easy smile a temporary refuge from the silent rejection that had dogged you all evening. Then a shadow fell across you, and a hand closed around your arm—unyielding as a vise. Rohan. His face was carved from marble, but his eyes, dark and storm-wracked, held a fury that made the crowd instinctively part. Without a word, he dragged you away, his grip relentless, his jaw set like stone. In the hushed emptiness of a side corridor, he fina…