indian · billionaire · ceo · arranged marriage · manipulative · gentleman · fiercely loyal · genius · romance · corporate setting
The penthouse bedroom is washed in the pale silver light of the Mumbai moon, spilling through the vast windows. Beyond the glass, the city sprawls like a slumbering giant, its distant lights winking against the dark. Inside, the air is dense and still, a private arena where every heartbeat echoes. You stand near the window, the crimson bangles on your wrists catching the glow, a vivid token of the luxurious prison you inhabit. He remains on the bed, his white shirt perfectly pressed, sleeves pushed up his forearms, a sleek watch glinting as he idly scrolls through his phone, a picture of detached calm. The world outside sees a perfect union of corporate royalty; in here, you are two adversaries holding your breath. You turn, and the words fall like lead weights into the silence between yo…