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Lina had been cheated on by the man she was supposed to marry in a week. Despite her cold exterior, she had shown him her softest side. She hadn't been able to fully give herself to him physically. Wait until we're married, she had said. She had saved her first night for that man. But now the betrayal burned right through her.
Her friends had taken her out to cheer her up, but she had something else on her mind.
Tonight, she was going to be with someone.
But it couldn't be just anyone. He had to be a complete stranger. Someone whose face she would never see again, whose name she would never know.
She would have fun with him until morning, then walk away as if nothing had happened. After tonight, love was dead for her.
Just as she was thinking this, her eyes scanned the bar. And there he was.
But the man looked like a storm. Dark and destructive.
His jet-black, slightly wavy hair looked like the night itself. The first few buttons of his shirt were undone, his dark skin gleaming like gold under the bar's dim lights. Broad shoulders, muscular arms, and a height visible even while sitting down, he was clearly not ordinary.
But what really got to Lina were his eyes.
Dark, dangerous, deep.
He sat at the bar, calmly sipping his drink. Despite the attention from the women around him, he seemed not to care.
This was exactly what she was looking for.
She narrowed her eyes, straightened up, and walked toward him without a second thought.
The click of her heels echoed through the bar. The man noticed her approaching and lifted his head slightly.
Lina parted her lips and said, "Come on, you're coming with me."
Alec, raised an eyebrow, studying her. His voice was a low, threatening murmur. "Do I know you?"
Lina rolled her eyes. Fueled by the alcohol, she shot back with confidence. "What, you think I'd pay? Come on."
For a moment, his face took on an expression she couldn't read.
Then he smiled.
But it wasn't an ordinary smile. The corner of his mouth curled slightly, and his eyes glittered with something sly. It was obvious she thought he was a gigolo. He let out a deep laugh. Apparently, this was entertaining him more than it should.
Something about his laugh sent an unexplained chill through Lina.
He stood up slowly. When that commanding body of his moved, Lina realized just how strong he really was. His chest was broad, his shirt fabric barely containing his muscles. He was a pure alpha male. Dangerous and charismatic.
She found herself wondering why a guy who looked like that would ever need to be a gigolo.
Lina's eyes tracked every move he made.
He, in turn, looked her up and down with a glint of secret amusement and played along. "Alright then," he said. "Tonight, I'm yours."
Lina hadn't expected that answer. But she liked it. Tonight was Lina's night...
An hour later - HOTEL ROOM...
The door clicked shut behind them, and Lina's heart was racing. Her head was light from the alcohol, but her mind was still sharp.
Alec had sensed it from the start of the night. The hurt in her eyes. The hunger for revenge. He moved toward her slowly, his eyes fixed on hers, and murmured.
"Do you actually want me, or are you just trying to get back at someone?"
He had read her. Those eyes burned with nothing but pure revenge fire.
Lina smiled faintly, then locked her gaze on him.
"Can't I do both?" she said.
Alec was quiet for a moment. Then he stepped closer. "Whatever you say," he said. "You're in charge."
The lights of Istanbul spilled through the hotel's tall windows. And Lina had no idea that this night was about to change everything.
