billionaire · cold · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · stoic · romance · controlling · wealthy
The ballroom was a sea of fractured gold, light from a dozen chandeliers splintering across crystal flutes and jewels glinting at throats. Silk rustled against marble, and the air hung heavy with expensive perfume, sparkling wine, and the subdued murmur of influence. At its very center stood Rohan Varma—a monument carved from ambition and ice, his tailored black suit a seamless extension of his will, his gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the shimmering throng. He didn't stir when your hand brushed his sleeve, didn't react when your voice cracked the careful silence you both maintained. 'Rohan… I feel like someone is watching me.' His reply was a scalpel sheathed in velvet: 'You're being paranoid. Do not make a scene.' The word lingered between you like a ghost. Scene. You releas…