CODENAME: SKYDOLL

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Mark couldn't take his suspicious eyes off me, I knew he was going to have me followed. That's why I was going to come back a little late. After hugging everyone for the last time, I went to Mark. Wanting to reassure him, I touched his shoulder.

"Don't worry Mark.. I'll report back to you every day." He took my face in his hands and kissed my forehead.

"Be careful, my angel, I will come to you as soon as possible. Look, whenever you need help, do not hesitate to call us, if you want to come back, our door is always open to you, don't forget that." I nodded in agreement with a smile and made my way towards the plane. The headquarters had arranged a plane for me, they were very upset by the departure of their favorite agent, but I would always continue to serve them. I sat in my chair and looked out the window for the last time, I was going to miss this place. I was going to visit them again as soon as Mehmet finished the scumbag. I took a deep breath, put on my headphones and closed my eyes. The journey took about 3 hours, I would go directly to the hotel. I needed to talk to Kerem, I wanted to know that the children are safe. I had made a reservation at one of the famous hotels in Cyprus, Mark was following me from afar as I expected. A foreign tourist family had arranged for me to watch, so I put my things in my room and called Kerem, but he was not answering my phone. Mark arranged a residence and car for me to stay in Istanbul, which I wouldn't normally have accepted, but I didn't want to raise suspicion. I was sure he had bugged the car and the house, I had to find the devices and destroy them. I spent time in the hotel normally until the evening, there were others. Mark understood that I would be suspicious, the sea, the pool, the beach.. actually the holiday could be good, but I didn't want to waste my time, because I'm not a flirty person, I didn't even face the men around me. After dinner, I went to the casino under the hotel, to have a drink and have fun. I went to the bar of the casino and said something to drink, I wouldn't get drunk so easily, my body was strong. The agents watching me were also gambling, so I sat in an empty chair and asked the assistant to deal the cards. The men in front of me were looking at me in surprise, I didn't think that I was dressed that extravagantly. I was wearing a black mini leather skirt and a white strappy blouse, and I frowned. I looked at the man sitting right in front of me.. wait a second.. wow.. he was a really handsome man, a really handsome man with dark blue eyes, black hair, rough facial features, and full red lips. He was tall, I think, and he was muscular. He was wearing a black shirt, his hair was messy and he was staring at me, just like me. He fixed the whiskey glass in his hand, turned his eyes to the woman in charge, and nodded. The other men were still looking at me, I looked at the others.

"Is there a problem guys?" I said in a flat voice. Everyone turned their eyes away from me in panic and looked at the woman in charge.

"It's just very interesting to have a young and beautiful lady like you at the gambling table." I frowned and looked at the man behind me talking to me. He was speaking English. He was a middle-aged man, I did not know this man. I furrowed my eyebrows more.

"I'm just here to have fun." I said in a flat voice. The man smiled and pulled a chair next to me and sat next to me.

"This place belonged to me, but… I wouldn't want to offend a beautiful woman like you. How about playing together?" I shook my head and stood up.

"I don't want to share my luck with others..." I turned to the others. "May your evil be abundant, gentlemen." Just as I was about to leave, he grabbed my arm and turned me towards him.

"I insist, 1 hand only. I'm already losing, a beautiful woman like you will bring me luck." I forcefully freed my hand from his and moved to another table so as not to raise any more suspicions. I would gamble well, the man in front of me would not have much luck, I would give the money I won to the needy. I wasn't the type of person who had a lot of money, life was somehow taking you to the point you wanted to reach. I looked at the drink that the waiter brought, I hadn't ordered anything, and since the agents Mark sent were not in the mood to send it, I looked at the man who was wooing me at the gambling table. He raised his glass and said cheers to me and smiled. I got up angrily and took the drink and went over to the man and poured it over his head.

"Don't even think about approaching my limits, you idiot." We got a lot of attention, when the agents brought his hand to his ear, I quickly put the glass on it and started walking towards the back. Attracting attention wasn't my thing, as my phone ringing, I took the phone out of my bag and went to the corner. Nobody could hear me here, it was Kerem who called. I brought the phone to my ear and looked around again. "I am listening to you." I said quietly.

"The children are fine now, but my father is firm in what he said, Lara. He expects you to come, but he said he will kill a child for every day you do not come. So you have to act quickly, you are fine, right?" I angrily brought my hand to my forehead. The i***t had a very good trump card to threaten me, I should have killed him years ago.

"Give me time, I don't want attention." I said, but I was sure that Kerem would not do anything.

"Lara you know… that's my dad, you know how obsessed he is with you. How much time do you need?" I took a shaky breath.

"At least a week." Kerem let out a sigh of relief.

"Lara, this is impossible, she has no time to be patient. She has been patient for 5 years already." I looked at the insect walking on the ground, damn it.. they heard me. I smiled, not showing that I had noticed.

"I love you, please give me time. I don't want anyone to know about our relationship." Kerem made a strange noise, showing that he did not understand, and the door behind me opened. I was right, he was tall, I think he was 1.90 or so. The handsome boy was looking at me with the phone in his ear, I turned my head to the other end of the hallway. They were watching me. "You know, I don't care anymore, they can find out about our relationship." I pull the phone from my ear, reach for the handsome boy's lips and begin to kiss him awkwardly. I had to get out of here as soon as possible and that's the only way Mark believed he was my girlfriend. The boy grabbed me by the waist and pulled me into the open room behind us and left my lips. I just gave my first kiss to a man I don't know. I winced in anger and brought one hand to my forehead and rubbed it. "Look, I'm sorry, I really had to. Don't worry, I'll pretend this happened never happened, but it really has to..." He frowned.

"Who are you!?" he said curtly, and I shook my head.

"I'm not.. I'm nobody." Just as he was about to open the door and leave, he closed the door and looked at me.

"Who sent you!?" I turned to him angrily.

"No one sent them, I'm being followed and I did the thing I would never do to get rid of them." I said, my voice rising. He chuckled and studied my face.

"Do you really think I'm going to believe you? You came to my desk and sat down, you almost ruined it." I looked at him in disbelief.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I need to get out of here as soon as possible." he shook his head.

"You can't leave this room without telling me who you are and who sent you." It was my turn to chuckle.

"Tell me, who do you want me to be?" the door opened suddenly, the boy working at the bar came in and looked at me and the boy next to me in surprise.

"Brother... I'm interrupting but we have to go out, Paul is looking for that girl everywhere." The handsome guy next to me looked at me, frowning.

"See you yellow, it doesn't end here." I waved to him with a smile, after they left, I left the room and stepped on the insect on the floor. Bingo, it was a bugging device, I hurried upstairs to my room and called Mark. It opened on the first try.

"How could you hide this from me, Silva!?" I grit my teeth in anger.

"When are you going to stop interfering in my life, Mark!? I'm bored, you know, we're playing a corner game with the man I'm in love with because of you. I'm going back to Turkey for him, Mark, and you're ruining everything!" Mark couldn't say anything. "I'm on the first flight to Istanbul tomorrow, Mark, if you follow me with an agent, you'll never see me again." I hung up the phone and fell to the ground. Hurting him was the last thing I wanted to upset him, and that's what I did to him. I kissed that boy so that Mark would believe me, even if I had to on duty, I would never kiss someone on the lips and be with him. It was all because of the traumas I had in the past, I had never been in love, I had never felt anything for anyone. I threw myself under the cold water, packed my suitcase, and texted Mehmet that I would come tomorrow. First I had to go and destroy the bugging devices in my house and car. I would not be imprisoned in Mehmet's dungeon again, I would also have conditions. I had to keep the children safe for now, then I had to plan to kill Mehmet. I got into bed and started staring at the empty ceiling, I wasn't the old Arya... I was stronger. I was going to make him pay for what he did to me when I was a kid, I took my pillow on the side and hugged him tightly. Pillows were the only support I could find, only they would understand me, it would collect my tears.