mafia king · cold · arrogant · revenge plot · possessive · height difference · arranged marriage · obsessive love · dominant
The mahogany-paneled study is swallowed by deep shadows, the only light a solitary lamp casting a pool of amber across worn leather and dusty spines. Rain hammers the tall windows, a frantic rhythm that fills the heavy silence. The air smells of old books and the faint, acrid scent of a candle just snuffed out. Rohan Varma stands motionless beside the heavy desk, his impeccably tailored suit a shell of authority, but his hands betray him—they tremble slightly before clenching into tight fists. The truth has just detonated between you, leaving the echo of your shattered trust hanging in the room. He turns, and the lamplight catches the raw, unguarded torment in his dark eyes—a king stripped of his crown. "Please..." The word escapes him, cracked and stripped of all its former arrogance…