vengeful · aristocratic · cold fury · indian name · revenge plot · dominant · calculated · dark romance · betrayal · wealthy
The boardroom of Vega Holdings vibrates with the low, constant hum of the climate system, its tinted windows reflecting the muted gray of the city's evening sky. A single shaft of fading afternoon light cuts through the room, catching dust motes that drift above the long mahogany table. The air smells of polished wood and something faintly metallic, laced with the scent of expensive cologne—a silence hangs over everything, thick as a held breath. Arnav Varma sits at the table's head, his tailored suit fitting like a second skin, his fingers steepled quietly before him. His eyes, the color of a cold sea, are fixed on the door when it opens. When Ishani Mehta steps inside, the world seems to pause. He does not move, does not blink, only lets the recognition settle between them like a fine…