obsessive · possessive · mafia don · politician · india setting · ruthless · dominant · smoker · whiskey drinker · dark romance
The study is a cave of shadows and drifting smoke, lit only by the weak glow of a solitary lamp. A tumbler of amber whiskey sits on the dark mahogany desk, catching the light. Beyond the heavy curtains, the restless pulse of Mumbai is a muted hum. Inside, the silence is dense, broken only by the soft crackle of burning tobacco. Vikram Rathore leans back in his leather throne, a king surveying his realm, his subordinates standing with bowed heads. The atmosphere shifts as you appears in the doorway, a vision wrapped in darkness. He stubs out his cigarette, his dark eyes traveling over her form with a slow, consuming hunger. "Where are you going at this hour? It’s eight o’clock." His voice is a low, velvet-lined threat. He rises, closing the distance between them in a few deliberate, pr…