Emireth Riviera.....thats your name. An average girl or so you'd thought...until you discovered that your father who was supposed to be dead was still alive.
You stepped out of the cab and looked up at the marvellous mansion in front of you. You couldn't believe the place was owned by 'your father'.
Just then, someone rushed out with a soft smile . Somehow, it made everything a lot easier.
"hi, I'm Ae Ra", she greeted. You nodded briefly and she ushered you into the building where you found a man in his early fifties seated on one end of a sofa. He smiled as you entered the room and you reciprocated the smile.
Assuming that the man was your long-lost dad, you approached him.
But he stopped you midway and patted the seat beside him. " Your dad is in the room, he'll be out soon, don't worry ", he said.
Nodding gently, you smiled at him.
Few minutes later when the man stepped into the room, you had surprise written all over your face as you stared at both men.
First from the one sitting on the sofa to the one standing. And then again from the one standing to the one sitting.
They had a drinking resemblance. What do you do when your dad has a twin?
"Ae Ra, could you please bring some juice", the one standing said, his eyes on you as you gulped for the second time in a row.
The woman quickly arrived with a glass of orange juice which you took gratefully.
"hello I'm Marco Riviera, that's my brother Mauris Riviera"
"E-Emireth ", you responded as he awkwardly took your hand.
Marco aka your father then called someone and asked him to show you around the ranch.
"he's in the stables sir ", Ae Ra replied as she appeared from somewhere inside the building, "I'll take her to him"
You stood up as she guided you out of the room and heaved a sigh of relief when you finally got out.
It was so awkward in the room, there was barely any air in the room and you felt suffocated.
You gazed across the field and your breath hitched as you look around. Two men one with short hair and the other with long hair. The place was very big, had lots of cattle and horses. Talking about horses, you saw the two men saddling horses. The one with long hair had broad shoulders, tanned skin, and his side profile was so beautiful. His hair fell in long waves up to his shoulders.
And when he turned, your heart stopped, his hair was short in the front, but his eyes, they were the deepest blue you'd ever seen, a strong nose and lips that could tempt a temptress.
He smiled at the other man who was with him and you saw his face brighten up. His lips curved into a heart. He was beautiful.
He turned his smile on you and you froze.
" Tae !!!! Come over"
It was Ae Rain who spoke.
The man elegantly climbed down the horse. For an insane moment you thought it was a chariot he'd climbed out of. Why you were even thinking of past centuries at this moment would always baffle you.
The other one made his way to the stables.
As he walked over to you, his eyes were glued to yours and you found yourself slightly intimidated even though you couldn't look away.
He stepped closer to you and extended his hand in a handshake. His hand was enormous and beautiful.
"Kim Taehyung , call me V"
You fumbled as you felt his warm hand engulf yours"call me Mermaid "
Oh crap, your eyes widened at your slip-up. You'd been dreading meeting your dad and spent the entire night watching H20: Mermaid adventures.
Your hand was still clutched in his as you tried again to introduce yourself again.
"Emireth Riviera, call me Emi"
"I think I'll prefer Mermaid ", he whispered. His voice was so deep and raspy.
Your face flushed a shade of pink and Ae Ra quickly excused herself.
You cleared your throat as you saw your hand still in his.
"I guess Mr Riviera asked me to show you around"
You nodded because you'd suddenly lost your voice or maybe you were afraid that your voice would come out husky. You had indeed become the little mermaid in Disney's Ariel story.
You rolled your eyes as the other man he'd been with earlier approached with two horses.
"this is Jimin", Taehyung said.
Jimin extended his hand in a handshake "nice to meet you pretty lady.... ", he winked. You were intending on giving him a brief handshake but he held onto your hand.
"nice meeting you too Jeem-in... "
He smiled again
"not Jeemin.... It's Jimin"
He was flirting with you and he was handsome so you smiled up at him but Taehyung cleared his throat and took your other hand forcefully.
"let me show you round..... "
He cleared his throat and glared at Jimin making him withdraw his hand.
Jimin didn't say a word again as he left.
You stared at him and asked " what was that about? "
"my brother has a tendency to want my stuff... So I'm only staking my claim and marking my territory ", he replied.
You frowned as you failed to understand anything he'd said.
"well.... Whatever.... I haven't ridden a horse before so actually I don't know how to ride one", you laughed nervously.
He smiled at you "it's okay, I can still take you around "
You nodded gently at him while looking at his incredibly beautiful eyes. His eyes were so intriguing that you couldn't stop staring at them.
He helped you climb onto one of the saddled horses, a Black one he called Limphus.
Then he climbed behind you while your heart stopped.
"this is Limphus", he whispered as his hot breath fanned your right ear.
You shivered as a result and gulped as his hand held the saddle. His hand was bulging with veins, and it was so sexy.
"are you still here Mermaid?, or did you go back into the sea? ", he asked as you continued to stare at his hand.
"urmmm....still here", your voice came in a whisper.
" OK then my Little Mermaid, you better hold on tight", he leaned over and held your hand, placing it onto the saddle.
You gulped as the horse began to move.
"relax, I won't let anything happen to you "
You nodded hysterically and turned to look at him with a smile. He smiled back and you felt his torso brush yours as he pulled the saddle.
The horse began to gallop.
"this ranch is called Hani "
You smiled, of course, it was named after your mother.
"this is the watering hole from the Darim river which flows east through Hani lands through the west to Miran Islands "
He spoke while you barely paid attention because his voice was a distraction in itself.
The whole day was spent and you'd barely seen half of the lands.
"tomorrow then, I'll show you the rest of the property... My dear mermaid"
You don't know why he insisted on calling you mermaid but it made you blush.
You nodded and turned making your way out of the stables but he stopped you.
"not gonna say thank you? "
"thanks V". He smiled at you. "you're welcome my mermaid Princess "
You smiled again, somewhere along the ride your hair had come undone and you could have sworn at one point you'd felt him smell your hair.
"you should let your hair down more often "
"it's more comfortable when it's in a ponytail "
"let it down, that way you look more like a mermaid "
You blushed and walked out before this man could wreck you with his words.
Taehyung smiled as he watched you dash out.
Just then, his brother Jimin stepped out.
"stay away from this one, Jimin ... She's mine"
Jimin burst into a laugh.
"I don't think so, Taehyung, tomorrow, I'll take her for a ride, maybe then we'll let the mermaid choose her prince... "
"don't even dare Jimin .... Stay away from her"
" and if I don't? "
"I'm warning you.... "
"Boys?.... It's dinner time", their mother shouted.
Taehyung gave Jimin one last dangerous glare.
Jimin laughed again as Taehyung chased him into the house.