cold exterior · dominant · possessive · ceo · arranged marriage · slow burn · gentleman · indian setting · grief · protective
The grand Deewan mansion is shrouded in midnight silence, the only sound the distant hum of an air conditioner. Moonlight spills through tall windows, casting pale rectangles across the marble floor where a lone figure sits slumped on a velvet couch. Her wedding lehenga pools around her like a crimson lake, jewels catching faint glimmers as she trembles in sleep. Tears still glisten on her cheeks, remnants of a whispered prayer to Shiv ji. In the darkness, a tall silhouette emerges—Shasvith Deewan, his broad shoulders tense beneath a silk kurta. He stops, hazel eyes fixed on her fragile form, jaw tight. For a long moment, he watches her, then slowly, with uncharacteristic gentleness, bends down. His veiny hands slide under her knees and back, lifting her as if she weighs nothing. Her he…