Taming Him

"Sit" Mira wanted to dare him, to stand up and leave but that would disrupt her plan.

"I'm sitting"

"Don't move, I'm leaving"

"You won't dare leave, I promise you" Mira whispered, confidence dripping down her words. If she can't leave, he can't as well.

***

Mira had always wanted him, her cousin's private teacher. The stoic-faced man who wouldn't look at her no matter what she does.

After going away for a few years, Mira came back with a sturdy built self-confidence. She still wants him, and she got him.