Midnight – Emir's Underground Lair
Beren paced back and forth, phone in hand. Selim was reckless, but he wasn't stupid. Yet, he had provoked the Devil himself.
She didn't feel sorry for him. She just didn't want to deal with Emir's rage.
📩 "What did you do to him?" she texted.
📩 "Left him breathing. For now."
📩 "For now?!"
📩 "Come and see for yourself, Butterfly."
Beren clenched her jaw. Why did he always have to be like this?
She grabbed her coat and stormed out. If Emir wanted her to witness his madness, she'd walk right into the fire.
The Warehouse – A Familiar Face Returns
The moment Beren stepped inside, the metallic scent of blood hit her.
And then she saw her.
Ece.
Seated like a queen on a throne of destruction.
Beren froze, her grip tightening on her coat.
Ece smirked. "Miss me?"
Before Beren could reply, she felt a presence behind her. Warmth. Electricity. Danger.
Emir.
His fingers brushed her shoulder as he walked past, his entire focus locked on Ece.
"I thought I buried you," Emir murmured, his voice low, lethal.
Ece tilted her head, her smile wicked. "You tried, my love. You failed."
Beren's stomach twisted. "Love?"
Emir chuckled, dark and humorless. "Don't flatter yourself, Ece. You were nothing but a lesson I don't need to relearn."
Ece stood gracefully, stepping toward Emir.
"And what about her?" Ece's eyes flicked to Beren, filled with something dangerous. "You think she's different?"
Silence.
Then—Emir laughed.
Slow. Sinister. Unhinged.
He grabbed Beren's wrist and yanked her forward.
Beren barely had time to react before Emir's lips crashed against her ear.
"Different?" he whispered. "No, Butterfly. She's worse."
And then, right in front of Ece, he kissed Beren.
Possessive. Dark. Destructive.
Ece's smirk faltered.
Beren's heart stopped.
Selim watched, amused. "This just got interesting."