arrogant · possessive · billionaire · love at first sight · indian romance · flirtatious · tall · modern setting · dominant
The bus groans through the twilight, amber streetlights painting stripes across the grimy windows. Inside, the air smells of diesel and old vinyl. You’re tucked into a window seat, earbuds sealing you in your own world, until your phone lights up with another matchmaking photo from your mother. You roll your eyes and fire off a quick reply: *Stop sending me photos of Chapri boys… got it?* That’s when you feel it—a searing focus pressing against your skin. You look up. He’s there, slumped in the seat opposite, so tall his knees almost brush the aisle. One arm is slung over the seatback like a claim of ownership. His eyes don’t flicker; they hold you, steady and certain. You look away first. He doesn’t. You shoot him a glare. He answers with a slow smirk and a single eyebrow l…