“I have to take this.” Keva excused herself.

Rumeysa just nodded. So she went to walk some twenty paces or so away from their table to answer Kyrenia’s video call.

“What now?” she asked, looking at her screen.

Obviously, Kyrenia was in a nightclub in Nicosia. She could see the different colors of disco lights randomly moving around. The background was very noisy with people’s chattering and laughter and loud music in the background.

“My darling Keva! Hey, you!” she shouted.

“Are you drunk?” She frowned.

She could see Kyrenia dancing, with some random people around her. She moved her camera around.

“Just record this video call because it’s a surprise!”

She frowned even more at that but did what she asked. It was like automatic. “Are you drunk, Kyrenia?” she queried again but in a harder tone.

“I am actually with my boss!” Kyrenia said in a slur and giggled. “Oh, not only him. But I also have my other colleagues but… yeah, I’m with my boss!”

“Crazy bitch!” Keva cursed under her breath. “So you’re telling me you’re fucking your old boss now?”

Kyrenia laughed at that. “Hey, don’t call him old, darling. He’s not that old! He’s just in his early thirties! And… he’s hot!” She moved her camera again.

Keva couldn’t help but watch. One hand was clenching into a fist and her teeth gritting. She was trying to hold her anger. She could see no one interesting yet—maybe except for the man who was quietly drinking a bottle of beer in the corner of the bar, watching the people. But the camera moved on. She couldn’t get a proper look at him then.

She noticed the camera was swaying. “Fucking drunken woman. Hey! Just go home!”

“Wait! I’ll show you my hot boss! He’s a billionaire, you know?”

“I don’t care! Just go home and sleep. Fuck!” she hollered at Kyrenia. If she was there, she might’ve grabbed Kyrenia’s beautiful blond hair, get her home and maybe even fuck her until she’d go sober.

What made her still and stare was the man focused on the camera. Her brows were knitted as she gazed at him. He wore a black three-piece suit. He seemed to be the odd one in the room. He surely exuded power, strength and… whether she wanted to admit it or not, Kyrenia didn’t lie. He was hot as fuck! Just by the look of him, he was tall, lean, not-so-good-looking but Hail Mary he had oozing sex appeal! His long, wavy dark hair was sexy that the mere sight of it suddenly got her aroused. She could feel herself almost dripping.

‘Fucking hell?’

Keva’s jaw dropped. She didn’t even notice it until Kyrenia’s face was on the cam again.

“Hey, what’s with that face?” She laughed.

“Fuck, Kyrenia!”

She giggled again. “You’re not here. Maybe I will with my hot boss later? He’s really hot, isn’t he?”

“Fuck! Don’t talk to me! Just go home and sleep!” she repeated what she said before. She then ended the call. One hand was on her hip, while the other combed her pixie hair.

She shook her head as she strode back to where Rumeysa was, waiting for her.

“Until when is your vacation again?” she asked her friend as she settled back on the lounging chair.

“I only have three more days and I’ll have to get back to work in Nicosia.”

“I see.” She nodded and sipped her cocktail.

“So, tell me about your girlfriend,” Rumeysa asked with a teasing smile.

***

He watched her as she was swaying her body in the middle of the dance floor. Her curly blond hair was loose and was all over her face. She surely looked drunk. But she was truly a prepossessing sight! Her sweaty face, neck, chest and back were alluring. He wondered how she would look like if she was still, unmoving. Maybe she would be more stunning!

He walked around her, not noticing him as he watched her good. He had seen her here before. Some other nights, she was with some women. Her friends perhaps. Some nights she was with some men. Maybe her other circle of friends. But tonight, she was with both men and women. They were all… well, so-so. He thought he was the only one good-looking in this place. He knew his three-piece suit was very good on him. Women’s eyes were directed to him like magnet. He was tall, and his moreno skin and lean body were a plus. Women always got crazy over him. But it wasn’t their decision to have him. It was always his, if he wanted to have them.

Right now, he wanted that drunken blond woman. He was thinking how to have her. Should he introduce himself first? Should he offer her a ride? Would she come and ride with him then? He was trying to weigh his options.

“Kyrenia! The boss is watching you. Shouldn’t you behave?” one colleague of hers said in a loud tone to let the other girl hear her because of the noise.

‘Hmm… Kyrenia. I really love your name. Indeed, as your name suggests, you’re like a blond mermaid in this sea of people.’

The man laughed in his head. Outwardly, he just gave her an amused look.

Their eyes suddenly met. She smiled at him sweetly, which made his heart shake with excitement. He would forever remember that seductive blue gaze even when her orbs closed forever. And those lips, he would soon taste them.

‘Just you wait, my beloved Kyrenia. We will be together soon!’ he promised quietly.

***

Kyrenia got out of the expensive car. She waved at him before she turned to enter the apartment building. She was oblivious of the man following her. Her drunken state made it difficult for her to walk but she had to manage until she’d get home. As her ex-girlfriend said, she had to go home and sleep.

She chuckled at that. She knew Keva was jealous as she showed her her boss on the camera. She could just feel her anger and jealousy at the time before she hung up. Perhaps she would do this often and for sure Keva would come running to her in Nicosia. She knew she will win eventually.

She reached her apartment and keyed in the pass code. In her current condition, it was still easy to remember that it was just four zeroes. The door unlocked but someone pushed her inside, which made her gasp. But that distinct alcohol-like and sweet smell on the cloth pressed against her nose made her dizzy and blacked out.