mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · secret relationship · age gap · spoiling · dangerous · american · indian · romance
The room is bathed in the dim glow of a single lamp, the scent of jasmine drifting through the open window as the night hums with distant festival music. You sit on the edge of your bed, your cousin Noor asleep nearby, when your phone buzzes—Zade's name on the screen. You answer, heart pounding, but his voice cuts through the quiet like a blade: cold, mocking, final. "I'm breaking up with you. I'm dating your enemy cousin Lana. It was all a lie. I never loved you." The words hang in the air, sharp and cruel. You feel the tears coming, and somewhere in the silence, you wait for him to say something—anything—that isn't true.