Chapter 5 / Part One

Habbab

The Erdoğan threw the house out the window, for today's celebration, I can tell even without having entered the mansion. Lights are flashing from inside and the doors are open for guests, like Irem's maternal family. I'm supposed to come to ask for Irem's hand, or at least that's what they think, but they couldn't be more wrong. I'm not coming for that woman. Melek is the woman I want... No, the one we need as part of our revenge plan. She is the daughter of Hazar, the murderer of my parents. I'm going to take Melek's virtue and return her to her father with a bow on her head.

"We can't go in there" Enise speaks next to me, as we get out of the car, I roll my eyes at her nonsense talking. "Habbab, please don't do this to me, you're married to me."

I turn to face her, and with a fake smile on my face, I grab her arm and pull her close to me so no one can hear what we are talking about.

"That's enough, Enise, you'd better shut up, or go back to the hotel. You know why we're doing