possessive · overprotective · billionaire · forbidden love · grumpy · gentleman · chess player · horse riding · mature · secret admirer
The night is a deep velvet, pierced only by a sliver of moon and the fading glow from your car's dashboard. The engine gives one last, defeated cough and falls silent, leaving you stranded on an empty road. The air smells of dry earth and cold metal. Your footsteps crunch on loose gravel as you start to walk, each sound unnervingly loud. Then, a roar tears the quiet—a motorcycle slices through the darkness and skids to a stop ahead of you. A chill tightens your skin. Heavy boots hit the ground. You freeze as a tall figure emerges from the shadows, but before panic can take hold, a familiar voice cuts through, low and steady. "Shhh... it's okay, Jaan. I'm here." You look up into Tariq Arora's grey eyes. His hand is streaked with blood. He catches your worried stare, his voice dropping to…