Adam waited patiently for the men to tire of their banter and when Anna stood up, he took her hand. “You're going to wait with me until everyone leaves.” Anna sat back down without complaining. Deep down, she knew she would never let Kate touch her. Everything she said was to provoke Adam. He was in for a surprise. She would tear Kate's eyes away from him when she tried to put her hand on her. She would wait for the right moment. “Should I wait too, my fiancé?” Kate asked anxiously. “Yes. But not here. Come up to our room.” Kate stood up and sent Anna a look of victory before leaving. When Adam was alone with Anna, he reached out and touched her neck. He said something in a soft voice. “Benim kötü küçük cadım.” “What does what you said mean?” “It doesn't matter. It's Turkish. You recovered quickly.” “You don't seem upset about it.” Adam looked at Anna thoughtfully. “Is that what you think of me? That I enjoy seeing you hurt?” “You're a sadist, boss.
When they entered the room, Kate was there, pacing back and forth. She approached them. “I can't wait, Adam.” She said, wringing her hands together. “Don't worry. First, go up to Anna, push her hair away and smell her neck. Just smell her perfume.” He said and sat down to watch. Anna stood still while Kate did as Adam ordered. “Now position yourself behind her. I want Anna looking at me while you do this.” Kate went behind Anna and, not resisting, pushed her hair away and smelled her perfume again. It was good. It was exciting. Anna looked at Adam with resignation. “Now, hold her waist. Then gently run your hands up her arms. All the way up and pull her shirt away a little, until her bra strap shows.” Anna thought about taking Kate's hands off her, but that would serve as an incentive for Adam to do something worse to her and she forced herself to accept. “Pull the strap away and kiss the spot.” Kate's breathing began to change and Anna sensed it, beginning
Anna didn't go outside to greet whoever had arrived. If it had been him, she would have known soon enough, because the house was getting noisier as the men talked and laughed loudly. A few minutes passed and Anna found the silence strange. Determined to find out what was going on, she left the kitchen with dinner ready, with only the green onions to throw on top, and went into the living room. But there was no one there. She heard Kate's voice coming from the study and headed there. She wasn't surprised to see that Sarah was with her. He stopped at the doorway and watched them in silence until they noticed him. Kate smiled arrogantly and offered her a cognac, raising her glass. “What are you doing here, Kate?” Anna asked, ignoring the mute invitation to join her. “You slept with Adam and yet he still hasn't told you about our plans?” She asked feigning indignation. “What does he have to tell me that justifies you being here without him?” “I didn't want you to know from me,
“It's really very tasty. I hope you taught the cooks how to make it. I'll want to make it again soon.” Kate said arrogantly, but truthfully. “They already know how to make it, but whenever Adam wants it, I'll make sure I prepare it for him myself.” Anna said happily, looking at Adam who also seemed surprised and decided to try it. “It really is fabulous.” He said happily now, which eased the oppression in Anna's chest. Sarah stared at Anna, who was eating her soup with an enviable appetite. Not just her, but Adam and Kate, too. “Where did you get the recipe to make this dish?” Sarah asked, trying to sound nonchalant, but her voice ended up sounding like a growl. Anna stared at her, taking the last spoonful into her mouth. In a way, her sixth sense, ever since she found out that she had killed her mother, had been warning her to be careful with this woman. She felt a kind of unease around her that not even Kate could arouse. “My mother always made this dish. I think it'
“It doesn't matter anymore, Adam. But you know what puzzles me? You never asked me what I wanted to do. You never asked me to marry you. You never offered me any decent options. You didn't give me any freedom, not even to talk to you about my feelings and the thoughts that plague me. I'm not important to you, Adam. How you feel about me is offensive. Everyone can, at some point, talk to you honestly, except me. What could I expect from a relationship like that? Neither of us is happy.” “I've always tried to find out about your preferences, yes. But I didn't ask you. I didn't want you to think I was too interested in your life, and what you did, and you might interpret my interest as stalking and... Are you trying to tell me something?” “Nothing other than what I said. We're opposite souls, Adam. And if we stay together, we're going to get hurt.” “You don't have a choice, Anna.” Adam said and smiled. “How can you think of hurting me?” “I can deny what you deny me, Adam.”
Anna stared at her with contempt and let go of her hands, trying very hard to do so. “What does it matter to you if I'm pregnant or not? You no longer have any power over Adam, you're just a cockroach in my way. I didn't choose this life, Sarah. Unlike you, I didn't choose to be Adam's whore. My father was the one who put a price on me, to sell to the mafia boss, and he did it because he lived the last few years in despair over my mother's death, caused by a tramp, what's your excuse?” Sarah smiled. “I had my doubts...” She said thoughtfully. “But now you've confirmed my suspicions. You've discovered my history with your father... it doesn't matter anymore. Your mother and you are two dumb bitches. I don't know what you know, really, if you've only heard part of the story, but... I don't regret what I did. I should have met her before your father put you inside her. That way, I would have eliminated any possibility of this cursed blood remaining in the world. And now I'm face
Anna opened her eyes and a rectangular lamp radiated its white light, disturbing her. She heard someone say her name with exaggerated euphoria and then she heard another voice. She turned away to find out whose voice it was, and felt a lot of pain in the process. She met Jenna and Adam's eyes. Jenna looked at her with joy and Adam with a frown. “Oh, Anna! What a fright we've had. You're a fragile human. We talked it over and Adam agreed that you should take a room on the second floor to avoid any future accidents.” Jenna seemed happy and Anna was annoyed, because she didn't understand why. She couldn't remember how she ended up in that strange place. She closed her eyes, trying to erase Jenna's voice from her mind, which didn't allow her time to remember, and then all the events came flooding back. The memories came rushing back at the speed with which her anger, which she never thought she would feel towards a person, not at that intensity, seemed to give her energy and she
Adam soon returned with the doctor. They approached and the doctor winked at Anna, with complicity, and she returned it with a shy smile. Anna knew that he was acting like her friend, hiding Adam's pregnancy. She still couldn't understand how he didn't get suspicious, because whenever she looked, she could clearly see her pregnant belly. “Are you feeling any pain?” The doctor asked, staring at Anna as if to warn her. She knew she couldn't take medication unnecessarily, and he was worried that her lies could put the baby's health at risk - after all, she was only a human carrying a wolf cub in her womb. “I felt a slight pain in my head, but it's gone now.” “Good girl. I'm going to examine your eyes. Can you follow the pen, please?” The doctor said as Anna obeyed, and looked at the faint glow of the penlight. He seemed satisfied and put the stethoscope to his ear to listen to Anna's heart. As soon as he had finished examining her, he looked up with his sympathetic smile. “I'm