His smirk was a slash of darkness in the dim light, a predator's promise. "What do you think, that you can run from me?" he asked, his voice a low growl as he advanced. "Yo... you can't cage... m... me," she stammered, retreating with every one of his predatory steps. "I... I'll run again." In a blur of motion, her back hit the wall, and he was there, a cage of heat and muscle. He leaned in, his lips brushing her ear, his voice a husky threat that stole the air from her lungs. "Run as much as your pretty little legs can carry you, little dove," he whispered, the words sinking deep into her bones. "But every step you take will only make this sweeter when I catch you. And I will always catch you." He paused, letting the weight of his certainty press down on her. "When I do, I'm going to fuck you so thoroughly, so completely, that you won't be able to walk properly for a week. The only thought that will fill that beautiful head of yours is me. The only sensation you'll feel is my dick buried so deep inside you, you'll forget you ever existed without it." A violent shiver traced its way down her spine. He took a step back, his gaze turning glacial. "Now, it's your punishment time." "P... punishment?" she breathed, the word a fragile plea. "Strip!" Her eyes flew wide.

"Am I... nothing to you?" she asked, her voice unsteady, as if every syllable was stitched together with hurt. Viyansh didn't answer. She swallowed, forcing the words out even when they scraped her throat. "Tell me, Viyansh... whom am I to you? Am I still just your responsibility? Or only a burden you want to get rid of?" His temper snapped. "Shut up!" he roared, the sharpness of his voice making her flinch backward. He raked a hand through his hair, eyes burning as he looked at her - anger, frustration, something darker simmering beneath. "Yes," he said, the word cutting like a knife, "you are just a responsibility. A forced bride. Someone my father pushed into my life." 𝗩𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵×𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘃𝗶 ◦•●◉✿Tropes ✿◉●•◦ CEO × Employee Grumpy× Sunshine Forced marriage slow burn hate to love desi × videshi Untouched male and female He fell first but both fell harder