Stay with me

Chapter 76 - Wolf Laws

- Your decision? - Engin Astarkhan demanded an answer.

"Okay," the boy agreed grimly. "But not on weekends. Weekday evening. Also, we will not come to your home. Park, shopping center, cafe. Anywhere, but not in your home.

- I agree, - the grandfather answered without hesitation. In the next second, his voice took on a business note. - I will give the order for the operation, as well as my best operative. He will supervise all steps and competently collect evidence. Let Mr. Iplikci call me tomorrow," he dictated the number, and Mirai entered it into the address book of her phone.

The waiter brought the order, but Mirai and Mert did not touch the dishes. Mirai put the money next to the plate and stood up. Mert got up after her.

- Where are you going? - Gumuskaya was surprised.

"Home," Mirai replied calmly.

- And dinner?

- We'll have dinner at home. With the girls. They are waiting. Bon appetit and good evening.

She took Mert's arm and together they headed for the exit. The men watched them go. With straight shoulders and back, confidence in every movement.

"You have a strong daughter," Astarkhan said, addressing his friend. - She went through rape, betrayal, poverty and did not break. She raised a real man from her son. You can be proud of her.

"I'm proud," Onder said. There was clearly a bitterness in his voice. "And I regret that I once doubted her and her honor. I deserve my loneliness."

He lowered his head and sighed heavily. Astarkhan patted him on the shoulder and said:

"I'm going to take my granddaughters and Mert to the horse farm in a week. I will be glad if you join us."

***

Banu and Esra had been living on the island for a week. With Maya, they learned to cook Polynesian dishes, picking fruits in the garden, looked after flowers in flower beds. With Theo, they trained the horses and helped him in the stable. He praised them and said that both girls were born riders and favorites of the handsome silver-white Nei.

In the evenings, they swam in the turquoise water of the lagoon. Theo taught them to swim and soon both felt like fish in the water. A couple of times, at dawn, he took the girls fishing. By boat, they sailed far from the shore and threw their fishing rods into the water. Each fish caught became the subject of exuberant joy. And then, cooked by Maya's skillful hands, it seemed doubly tasty.

Cheerful and funny, the girls became a real joy and great help for Maya. The work was done in their deft hands. Esra did better, Banu a little worse, but she did not lose heart. She diligently repeated everything that Maya taught her. She, observing the efforts of the girls, said that they would become good wives to someone. Both lit up with blush and smiled, imagining in their dreams a handsome, blue-eyed guy.

Mert Astarkhan.

He sometimes called, set up a conference, and the three of them chatted for hours about everything in the world. And in the evenings, exactly at ten o'clock Polynesian time, he wrote to Esra. She waited for these messages and opened them with bated breath. She read, while the soul lifted off the ground and, happy, floated in the air. But she was silent about it, to anyone, not even Banu, not telling about her secret. There was nothing romantic about these messages. Mert told funny stories, made jokes, and amusingly talked about the office life of Sapphire and Passionis. And only at the end, each time he wrote:

"I miss you".

These words gave wings and lifted to the stars. Esra, throwing her head back, danced around the room, and then answered: "Me too."