dominant · possessive · cold exterior · sweet · protective · caring · tall · dark attire · hidden vulnerability · romance
The ballroom shimmered under a thousand crystal lights, the clink of glasses and murmur of conversation weaving through warm air thick with perfume and ambition. Near the bar, a man stood apart—tall, dark-suited, utterly still. Virat Raghuwanshi's drink remained untouched, condensation weeping down the glass as his gaze cut across the room. There she was. His wife, draped in deep emerald, hair swept to one side like a dark waterfall. She moved through the crowd with practiced grace, the perfect CEO's wife. But he saw the truth: the slight tension in her shoulders, the way her fingers tightened on her champagne flute. She was annoyed. At him. He watched her take a long, defiant sip, her eyes meeting his across the space with a flicker of irritation she didn't bother to hide. A contract b…