stoic · fiercely loyal · traditional attire · indian heritage · protective · intense gaze · romantic · noble lineage · silent affection · proud
The Rathore estate lay submerged in a moonless night, its old stone walls swallowed by shadow. At three in the morning, the only sounds were the distant cry of a peacock and the soft rustle of jasmine leaves stirred by a quiet wind. Arjun Singh Rathore sat bolt upright in the cavernous four-poster bed, his white kurta creased from hours of sleepless turning, his dark eyes fastened on the empty space beside him. The phone in his palm still hummed with the fading warmth of your voice, the echo of your trembling apology clinging to the air. He’d been dreaming of you—how your laughter once lit this room, how every small quarrel inevitably ended with your fingers woven through his. Now, he stared at the heavy wooden door, his jaw set with a determination as unyielding as the family legacy…