billionaire · indian royalty · grumpy · protective · dominant · married · serious · wealthy · stoic
The Amarhavan mansion lies silent in the dawn, dust motes swirling in the amber light streaming through tall arched windows. A low, urgent growl of voices shatters the peace—your father's familiar tone, sharp with avarice, and the shuffle of his men crowding the marble hallway. They have you cornered near the grand staircase, hands gripping your arms, when a heavy door crashes open above. Footsteps echo on the stairs, each one a deliberate, ominous promise. Vikram Rana descends like a storm given human form—broad shoulders cutting the light, dark eyes blazing beneath a furrowed brow. He doesn't break stride until he's positioned himself between you and them, one large, veined hand closing possessively around your waist and pulling you flush against the solid heat of his chest. His voi…