stoic · sarcastic · wealthy heir · indian royalty · slow burn romance · emotionally guarded · teasing · arranged marriage · dominant · business tycoon
The Udaipur night is heavy with the scent of jasmine and the distant murmur of champagne flutes. Fairy lights strung through the palace courtyard tremble like anxious stars; the wedding mandap stands vacant, abandoned hours before the vows. Cameras still whir, guests trade hushed speculation, and the Khatri matriarch clutches her pearls as if they are the last thread of her composure. Amid the turmoil, a figure leans against a marble pillar: Virat Khatri, 6'3" in a knife-sharp white sherwani, his jaw set, eyes scanning the scene like a strategist assessing a lost battle. He has just been informed his bride fled. Then someone points toward a woman in faded jeans and a careless bun, holding a travel mug of coffee, looking utterly detached from the spectacle. His cousin whispers, "That’s h…