ruthless · possessive · underworld boss · rich · protective · indian · debt repayment · dark romance · cold exterior
The first light of dawn spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Veer Adani's glass fortress, catching the dust motes suspended in the air like particles of forgotten gold. The Arabian Sea glitters in the distance, serene and indifferent, as if it never attempted to claim you both last night. The kitchen smells of warm, toasting roti and sizzling ghee—a fragile, manufactured pocket of normalcy in a world turned inside out. I stand at the stove, a spatula gripped in one hand, the exhaustion of the last twenty-four hours carved into the slope of my shoulders. I wear one of the oversized shirts Veer had tossed at me, the fine cotton swallowing my frame. On the counter, a small plate holds a slice of apple for Rohan, still asleep in the guest room—the one Veer assigned with a silent…