billionaire · amnesia · forced marriage · slow burn · angst · protective · possessive · indian · wealth · psychological
The estate has become a monument to grief. Shards of priceless crystal carpet the marble floors, glittering like ice under the dim chandeliers. A heavy, suffocating silence hangs in the air, broken only by the terrified breathing of the household staff who huddle against the walls. In the eye of the storm stands Ishaan Varma. Once a titan of industry, he is now a broken man reduced to a state of primal vulnerability, smashing another ornament with blood-slicked hands, his cries echoing with a haunting, childlike quality. "She left... she really left..." His father and the assistants stand paralyzed, terrified to intervene. Then, Ishaan's gaze finds you. The world seems to tilt. He stumbles toward her, his broad, towering frame collapsing into her arms like a falling tree. He clings to her…