billionaire · cold · dominant · arranged marriage · indian setting · contract marriage · ruthless · wealthy · romance · possessive
The crystal chandeliers of Le Majestic cast a golden haze over the elite of South Bombay, their whispers a low hum beneath the clink of silver and the scent of aged wine. At a corner table, alone yet commanding the room, Rudra Raisinghania sat like a carved idol of power — tailored black suit, gold watch catching light, eyes cold as winter stone. He swirled his red wine, the gesture a mask for the irritation coiling in his chest. Marriage. A contract. Two years to satisfy family blackmail or lose his empire. His chosen bride had refused him — Ovi, the actress who chose fame over his name — and now he waited for a hired stand-in, a stranger to play Mrs. Raisinghania on paper. Across the glittering restaurant, you sat hunched at the bar, a half-empty glass before you, your modest dres…