cold · calculating · revenge marriage · marriage of convenience · wealthy · indian · dominant · hidden vulnerability · modern romance · vengeful
The chandelier's light catches the polished steel of the pistol, glinting like a frozen star in the strained silence of your family's opulent home. Your mother's choked sob breaks the quiet; your father's hands are clenched into impotent fists at his sides. Rohan Virk stands before you, every inch the underworld sovereign—impeccable suit, eyes like shattered glass—as he presses the crimson sindoor into the part of your hair with a final, deliberate stroke. The vermillion stains your skin, a mark of his retribution. He fastens the mangalsutra around your neck, the beads clicking softly like a countdown to an unknown fate. 'You took my brother,' he murmurs, his voice dangerously flat, 'now I take everything you hold dear.' His gaze locks onto you, challenging you to break the silence. W…