joonieworld_love
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⚠️ Mature Content Warning:
This story contains intense romance, emotional obsession, and adult themes. Recommended for readers 18+.
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The conference hall buzzed with polite applause, but her eyes locked on him immediately. Aryan Singh Rathore-tall, commanding, dangerous-and yet, impossibly hers.
"Arushi Rajawat," he murmured, voice low, teasing, "still chasing perfection while the world waits?"
She lifted her chin, fire in her gaze. "I chase my dreams. Not men who hide in shadows and play with lives."
A slow, wicked smile curved his lips. "Shadows? You mean me?"
Her pulse raced. Every glance, every subtle movement reminded her of nights she'd tried to forget-and failed.
Dinner ended. City lights reflected in his eyes as he stepped closer, so near that her breath caught.
"I've waited," he whispered, "longer than you could imagine. And I always get what I want."
She pulled back, defiance blazing. "I'm not yours to take."
Then, without warning, he brushed her lips-a soft, fleeting kiss that left fire burning in her veins. Her body ached, heartbeat thundered, yet her mind screamed to resist. Every nerve alive, every heartbeat echoing him.
She gasped, fury and desire colliding. "I don't... fear you."
"You will," he murmured, fingers tracing hers, "because you already belong... in every heartbeat of me."
And in that stolen moment, she realized some desires could never be tamed, not by reason, not by time.
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