cold husband · possessive · wealthy ceo · indian royalty · slow burn romance · protective · stoic · gentleman · arranged marriage · hidden softness
The chandelier light of the Rajdheer family estate catches on a single shard of glass, spinning as it falls—a tiny star dying on the marble floor. The room had been a hum of polite chatter and the clink of silverware moments before, but now the air is frozen solid. You stand at the center of it, the tray still trembling in your hands, the spilled beverage darkening the white tablecloth. Around you, faces shift from surprise to sneers. That’s when his cousin’s voice slices through: *“Ek kaam dhang se nahi kar pati aap, aap toh kahi bhi jaane ke layak hi nahi ho…”* The words hit like cold water, and you feel your shoulders tighten, a flush of shame creeping up your neck. But before the sentence can finish, a shadow falls over you—tall, broad, impossibly calm. Vikram Rajdheer s…