Taming Him

MIRA 

Stepping out of the car, Mira ignored her grandmother's glare as she rearranged her sunglasses in her hair.

The short dress she had on was showing so much skin than her grandmother could ignore.

"I remember telling you to change that dress." 

"No can do" Mira muttered under her breath and flashed the old woman a tight-lipped smile.

"What did you say?"

"I'm jetlagged" Mira's smile widened as she gently took out a white cat that was lying beside her in the car.

All of her actions seemed intentionally seductive.

The simple action of picking up the sleeping cat or how she flipped her hair out of her face and pulled out her phone from the bag slung across her shoulder.

The old woman could only shake her head and walk away towards the house. She had more pressing issues.

Issues like how her son got married to a woman she has never met, and the important part is that the woman has a grown-up daughter.

Leona Ryders couldn't wait to see her son's new family. It was no surprise that Archer could hide such a big thing from her.

 If not for what happened to the daughter, she would still be in the dark about the whole issue.

"That stupid boy, so much for keeping his personal life private. I'm finding out about my son's marriage with some random person through the internet, really good!" Leona hissed in annoyance before turning towards the house.

"Nana, the fabric company just sent an email". Mira called after her.

"You know what to do. I'm going to rest. I have a lot to do tomorrow"

Mira bit back a sassy reply, she only grunted and walked off to her room. She couldn't understand why her grandmother was so stressed about what was done.

Her uncle had been alone for so long, he needed a partner after all. 

Placing the cat in its bed, she threw her phone onto her bed as the housekeeper rolled in her bags.

"Leave them there". She wanted nothing but to get rid of her dress and run a cold bath. 

"I want some pistachio chocolate and vanilla ice cream". She didn't forget to order some midnight treats as she would be working late, again.

***

Scrolling through her phone, her hair tied up in a messy bun atop her head. Mira had messy papers filled with designs in front of her, but she hardly cared about them.

She was patiently waiting for the next day, to see her cousin again after a long while.

Not because she missed him, they have been keeping in touch with each other for the past few years.

It is because of Him.

Mira had spent the past years resisting every urge to talk about him whenever she talked with Lucian.

The last time she tried to meet him was a disaster she didn't want to think about. She wanted to forget about him, to move on. But she realized it