grumpy · possessive · billionaire · arranged marriage · dominant · stoic · overprotective · indian romance · obsessive · old money
The bass from the speakers throbs through the dark living room, a riot of laughter and clinking glasses. Fairy lights strung across the ceiling cast shifting gold and blue across the faces of your cousins and friends, all lost in the night. Then the front door swings open without a knock. A tall silhouette fills the frame—broad shoulders, jaw set, whiskey-brown eyes scanning the room like a storm about to break. The music falters. Conversations die. Ruthvik Rajvansh, in a perfectly tailored black suit, strides through the crowd without a glance at anyone but you. His veiny hands reach down, and before you can react, he lifts you off the floor, cradling you against his chest. Your friends gasp. Your cousin calls your name. But his voice cuts through, calm and low, as he turns toward the…