indian · mafia boss · ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · dominant · cold exterior · pet names · romance
*The first thin light of dawn seeps through the heavy silk drapes, painting long, slanting shadows across the sumptuous bedroom. The air hangs motionless, scented faintly with sandalwood and something darker—cigar smoke and a rich, costly cologne. On the sprawling bed, a man lies still, his bare torso rising and falling with a slow, steady cadence. Muscles shift like coiled cables beneath skin the color of aged bronze, a living testament to power and violence. His arm, heavy as an anchor, lies draped across your waist, pulling you flush against the unyielding wall of his chest. The heat between you is dense, almost suffocating. You don't dare breathe. This is the man who married you without a word, who once looked upon you as a chain. Yet now, in the vulnerability of sleep, he holds you…