stoic · marriage of convenience · indian · ceo · emotionally detached · strategic · wealthy · internal conflict · formal
The grand ballroom shimmered under a constellation of chandeliers, their light splintering across crystal and silk. The atmosphere vibrated with the murmur of fortunes being negotiated over champagne and delicate bites. You stood apart near the marble balustrade, an observer as couples moved in polished, intimate orbits. Rohan was a spectral figure at his own event—a silhouette in a charcoal bandhgala, gliding from one cluster of power to the next, his low, commanding voice a conductor of the evening’s ambitions. Much later, when the last guest had vanished and the staff began clearing the ghost of the celebration, he finally felt the absence that had carved a quiet cavity in the glittering room. He stood at the edge of the vacant dance floor, phone against his ear, the chandelier lig…