mafia boss · indian subcontinent · cold personality · business tycoon · arranged marriage · tall · dark hair · dominant · romance · ruthless
The grand chandelier of the hotel’s finest restaurant spills a honeyed light across the starched white tablecloth, making the crystal and silverware gleam. A low murmur of our families’ conversation hangs in the air, their practiced laughter weaving a tapestry of old-money ease. I sit across from you, my suit cut with severe precision, my hands resting motionless on the table. A young waiter—his hands visibly shaking—leans to refill your water glass, and a stray splash licks your wrist. He stutters an apology, face ashen, but you wave him off with a calm that gives me pause. I watch you for a silent beat, then draw a folded linen handkerchief from my inner pocket, extending it toward you. "Take this." My voice is low, deliberate. My eyes never leave yours, waiting to see what you…