Chapter 2Daphne“Stop eating the fries!” Pete shouts as he tries to hit my hand with his greasy spatula. I'm too fast for the grumpy chef.“Last one.” I say with a wide grin as I shove the hot french fry in my mouth. “I promise.” We both know, it won't be the last.This failing restaurant doesn't do a lot of things right, but even I have to admit they know how to make crispy, delicious fries.“Yeah, Sure.” Pete grumbles as he walks over to the grill. I snatch another one from his as he turns his back to me.Kathy laughs. “Do you have a death wish or something?” “It's worth the risk.” I say with a groan as I swallow the delicious fry. “It's one of the perks of working at the best restaurant in Timberville.”“It's only a restaurant.” She says as she cleans up the plastic menus, “Why did you move back here?” I sigh as I pick up the coffee pot. “I wonder every day.”She laughs as I make my way to the table area, smiling at all the regulars as I refill their coffee cup after cup.There
Chapter 3ArmelA loud moan comes out of me as I close my eyes and let the hot water wash over my face.This has to end.It's a never-ending hell. Destroying one city after another. Tearing my body apart. Bringing danger wherever I go.I don't even know where I am now.I turn my head and force my eyes open. A pink towel. More beauty products than I can count piled around the small sink. A small pair of bunny-shaped slippers by the door.The memory comes back, but it's foggy and full of holes. I remember climbing into the dumpster and passing out. Then, the bright light as someone opened the door. Stumbling up the steps. A smell that was like fire in my lungs. I had lost a lot of blood and was very weak. I didn't know what was happening.“Fuck.” I wince as I pick up the soap with my wounded arm, and a bolt of pain flashes through me. I'm going to kill that fucking Frenchman with his own sword.No. He's just doing his job. He's doing what's right. He's doing what you're too cowardly to
Chapter 4DaphneI should have asked Kate to take out the trash.Then she could have dealt with this strange guy who claims to be my partner. I mean, come on. A partner? It sounds so primal and barbaric. Like I have no say in the matter.Although, if I'm being honest, it doesn't sound too bad… I keep feeling this strange attraction to him. The feeling of being drawn to him when I first saw him lying injured in the dumpster is even stronger now. It's taking hold of me.“What did you say your name was?” I ask as I look at him differently.“I didn't say it. My name is Armel, but people close to me call me Army.“I can't imagine why you get that.” He actually laughed at that.“And you?” “I'm Daphne.” I say in a shy voice.“Daphne.” He whispers as she looks at me with those deep blue eyes. I feel my cheeks blush under the intensity of them.“So, then I'm going to call you Army.” I told him, “I like it, it sounds like danger, and not that I like danger, but I l don’t know... Army is origi
LeaI watch as my husband's betas change, ready to attack me, I'm not going to let them, I need to rescue Enzo and bring him back. Bear also changes and does his best to get between me and the wolves, but there are too many of them and even though he is a huge bear, even bigger than them, he won't be able to take them down."Shit Osiris, I can't stop the spell." I tell him mentally, still chanting"Lea, you have to, this is unnatural, you're endangering the balance of nature. Stop it now.""Screw you, I'm not going to let Enzo die.""Lea, Enzo is already dead..."An indescribable fury grows inside me. No, I won't accept it, that my Enzo is dead, I won't allow it. Osiris is a coward who probably only wants the alpha's position. I am angry with him and with all those who came to support him, none of them want Enzo, otherwise they would be happy, they would support me and they would understand that I and also the pack need their alpha back.Without stopping reciting the spell, I create a
Mini PrefaceWhen I met Habbab, I was sure that love had finally appeared to rescue me... I could never have been more wrong, the man I married was my personal undoing and the one who fill my heart with so much hatred and desire for revenge. Chapter 1Melek ErdoğanMy heart beats so fast as I stare at my reflection in the mirror. I feel beautiful, even more than I felt inside my red bindalli, the night before at the henna party. I can't believe it, I, Melek Erdoğan, am going to become the bride of the perfect man for me. I have never been happier. I stroke my lips, trying to cover the perpetual smile I've had since I woke up. I spin around, filled with ecstasy, my veil tangling around my body and I guffaw at my clumsiness, as I try to get out of the tangle of white tulle fabric. The dress was given to me by my future husband and his family, I am so honored to wear it and to know that he is such a thoughtful man who has even thought of the smallest details.There is a light knock on m
MelekI walk from one end of the shack to the other, I can't go back home, my grandfather is going to kill me, everyone will know that Habbab rejected me and I will be marked, I can see in my mind how the whole town will turn their faces away when I pass by. My family is important in the village where we live, everyone attended my wedding and they will know what happened to me. When I look out the window, I see that it is getting dark, I haven't eaten all day and I don't care, I am beaten and worn out, I have cried for hours and I have no idea what I should do…“You are going to die, Melek, grandfather Çakir is going to make sure of it,” I said to myself.All my life, Çakir Erdoğan, my paternal grandfather, has hated me, I have never understood why I am not blessed in his eyes. For years I had to remain in silent, not even moving to avoid his outbursts of anger and insults, I can't go back there anymore. I make a decision, I am going to die no matter what, he and my family will make s
Habbab ArslanTwenty-two years in the pastI remember waking up with sweat running down my body, a choked scream in my chest, and tears wetting my cheeks. My grandmother, as always, ran to me and comforted me. Again, I had a nightmare about the monster that murdered my parents, there wasn't a single day when I didn't ask about them, until the woman who protected me, who was there for me, told me the truth. Since then, is always been the same nightmare, over and over again."That feeling you have in your chest, Habbab, keep it in your heart, hold it so that one day you can avenge your parents, you can destroy the family that hurt you so much." She stroked my hair and comforted me as she said those words. "Never let your soul go soft, harden it like a rock so you will have the strength to seek justice for the crime they committed against your mother and my son.""I promise grandmother, I promise I will avenge my family, I will make the Erdoğan's pay, I will take everything they have, yo
HabbabThree weeks had passed since the day I was introduced to Çakir's granddaughters, in the course of those seven days I took care to give my all attention to Irem, making her believe that I was interested in her and her charms when there is nothing further from reality. Don’t get me wrong, I had nothing against the girl, but I realized her true personality, growing up among the whims that her grandfather fulfilled, she imagines that all men should pay homage to her, praise her and place the world at her feet.Instead, Melek... She was so humble, tender, and kind. She worked as a waitress in the restaurant of the family's hotel. Unlike her cousin, she had not been allowed to attend college, but she still had to work in the family business.That day, I decided to wait for her to finish her shift and walk her home, if only by chance. She always shortened the distance by taking a very rural road, full of dirt, rocks, and animals not at all pleasant, even if it was a bit dangerous, she