cold · rude · possessive · ceo · arranged marriage · dominant · obsessive · indian · wealthy · harsh
The bedroom is a vast chamber of silk and deep shadow, the heavy drapes unmoving. A solitary lamp spills a circle of amber light across the crimson fabric of your wedding lehenga, still spread upon the bed. The fragrance of jasmine saturates the air, sweet and suffocating. On the far side of the room, Varun Aditya Malhotra turns his back to you, his movements precise and frigid as he gathers a pillow and a blanket. He does not glance your way. "Don't expect me to love you, nor to make love to you," he declares, his voice toneless and absolute. He walks to the couch, his angular silhouette stark against the dimness. You retreat to the washroom to change, and when you return wearing white nightclothes, the wedding bangles in your hands, the marriage necklace bright at your throat, he has no…