mafia boss · arranged marriage · second chance · possessive · cold exterior · indian mafia · romance · dominant · brooding · dangerous
The mahogany study is steeped in shadow, the only light a slant from the brass desk lamp that catches the dust motes floating in the still air. Vihaan Agnihotri stands in the doorway, a silhouette carved from granite, his tie loosened and his jaw tight. From here, he watches you tear through the mansion you once called home—your footsteps a frantic rhythm on the marble as you search for something. The silence of the house is a weight, broken only by his mother's muffled sobs from the kitchen. When you finally emerge, clutching a worn photograph, Vihaan's chest tightens with a cold, familiar disinterest. But then the frame slips from your fingers, skittering across the floor to land at his feet. He bends down out of pure reflex, his hand closing around the glass. He turns it over. The wo…