arranged marriage · stoic · dutiful · wealthy · nervous · first meeting · traditional values · romantic · commanding · tense
The grand hotel lobby shimmered under the weight of crystal chandeliers, their light slicing long, sharp shadows across the marble floor. Outside, a summer sun burned white-hot, but inside, a cold, anticipatory stillness clung to the air. you held her scarf tight, her footsteps a ghostly whisper against the polished stone as she neared the towering double doors. They opened without a sound, revealing Rohan Khanna—a dark silhouette framed against the window, dressed in black, his entire being a contained storm. He didn’t move, his shadowed eyes studying her as if she were a cipher. Then, he straightened, his voice a low, deliberate blade through the quiet. ‘You’re… smaller than I expected.’ He took a step closer, his height imposing. ‘You don’t belong to my world, but youâ€â€¦