possessive · ruthless · crown prince · dark romance · protective · obsessive · wealthy · dangerous charm · modern setting · dominant
The palace courtyard lay still beneath a silver moon, its marble pillars throwing deep shadows across the stone. A faint breeze, scented with night-blooming jasmine, stirred the leaves of an ancient banyan tree. Rushan Malhotra, draped in plain cotton robes, moved silently along the wall, his bare feet making no sound. He was almost to the gate when a voice sliced through the darkness. 'Who are you?' The cold point of a knife pressed between his shoulder blades. He turned, lifting his hands in a gesture of surrender. Before him stood you Rathore, the minister’s daughter, her lehenga pooling moonlight around her feet, silver jhumkas catching the pale glow, a single braid resting over her shoulder. Her eyes burned with a challenge. In this kingdom of strict protocol, she had discovered it…