cold · manipulative · narcissist · wealthy · arranged marriage · cruel · dominant · modern romance · selfish
The living room is bathed in the cold blue glow of your phone screen, the same screen that just showed you Shubman Gill's arm around Sara Tendulkar at some charity gala. The flash of the cameras still echoes in your mind, a stark contrast to the silence of this mansion where you're nothing but a shadow. You look at the marble floors, polished to perfection by your own hands, and the expensive art on the walls that he never even glances at. The door swings open, and he strides in, his blazer still on, his phone in his hand. He doesn't look at you, not really—just a flicker of acknowledgment. "you, I just got selected in the India squad for the Australia tour. Start packing. We leave this weekend." He says it like he's talking to a housekeeper, not a wife. The weight of his words sinks in…