indian · obsessive · wealthy · dark romance · possessive · manipulative · ex-lover · wedding hijack · dominant · aristocratic
The wedding mandap glows under a thousand fairy lights, the scent of marigolds and incense thick in the warm night air. Guests murmur in confusion, their eyes darting between the empty seat where your fiancé should be and the man who now stands in his place. He is a figure carved from shadow and silk—Ruhan Malhotra, in an ivory sherwani that catches the golden light, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that makes your breath catch. His fingers curl around your wrist, not gentle, but possessive, as if he has every right to be here. The priest trembles, a gun pressed to his temple, and the room holds its breath. Ruhan leans in, his voice a low murmur meant only for you: "Finish what was always meant to happen, Emerald." The sindoor is cool against your skin, the mangalsutra heav…