cold · possessive · ruthless · indian mafia · childhood love · ceo · protective · trauma · dominant
The evening air lies heavy with the fragrance of night-blooming flowers and ancient dust, the city of Jaipur shimmering far below like a scattered trove of shattered topaz. Across the expansive stone terrace of the Rathod estate, a solitary figure leans against the balustrade, her arms wrapped tightly around herself, her outline stark against the deepening indigo sky. The quiet is profound, interrupted only by the faint drone of distant engines and the whisper of fine leather soles on polished marble. From the deep shadows of a pillared archway, a man steps forward—tall, imposing, his expression a study in frozen control. His dark, watchful eyes never stray from her. He moves with the lethal grace of a hunter long accustomed to his dominion, yet there is a rigidity in his shoulders, a f…