Karin Papadopoulos' POV
I was breathing the night air as I was taking some deep breaths. Breathe in, breathe out. I was so stuffy inside the restaurant when that smoke and spice scent was lingering. It has been 5 years since I last met him.
His brunette hair.
His pale, grey eyes.
His sinful body.
I scoffed at myself as I did not get my mind out of the gutter. Pascal Vouivre was not for me. Besides, he has that fiancée of his that was wearing his ring. I shook my head as my heart was beating fast.
I should not cry but damn, it was hard.
I sniffed as I was looking at the night sky. There was laughter inside the restaurant before I was exhaling a deep breath. I can face this. I can face my neighbor made sure that we don't know each other.
I mean, we aren't anyway.
I went back inside the room as I was looking around the kitchen. The chefs have been busy preparing the meal for the party as I was dodging them around before my boss stopped me.
Great, just great.
"Karin, in my office, now!���� He called after me before I tsk-ed. I don't know what he wants to know but I know that I don't want to be in this situation right now. I sighed before I was moving to his office and get this conversation to be done with.
I knocked on the door before he called me in. I opened it and I was looking at him before he urged me to sit.
"Please, have a seat," he said as he was leaning in his chair. I did not know what he wanted now as I was looking at him. I was nervous and I was fidgeting right now. Hell, I think I had made a mistake and I will be fired.
"What is it that you wanted to discuss with me?" I asked as I was looking at my boss. He was reading me as he was staring at me before he shook his head.
"I don't know how to say this, Karin,"
Blood drained from my face.
"I mean, you're great and you can do everything that I need you to, but—"
"But?"
"I have to let you go," he said as I was releasing my breath. I laughed bitterly when I was looking at the floor.
"May I know why?"
"You have been disrespectful to the important guest tonight," he said before I snapped my eyes to him.
"What?"
"Yeah, we have a complaint that you were eyeing him and I don't think I wanted that in my restaurant. Now, I will give you a great recommendation if you needed to but I'm sorry, you have to go tonight. You will have your paycheck tomorrow," he said as he was giving me the notice.
Didn't it need to be 2 weeks before fire an employee?
"But, that's ridiculous. I did not do such things,"
"We have evidence and you always on your bathroom breaks. I'm sorry, Karin, you're out and the big boss's order," he said as I know that the big boss of the restaurant never showed up here anyway.
They always communicate through email but never face to face. I guess I have to take this matter to the big boss then and shove it in his ass.
Or her, I don't know what was the gender.
I stood up from the chair and I walked out of the office. I did not know what I was doing but I know that I was going to the back door as tears were streaming down my face before I was in the locker room.
I took my stuff as I was shoving it in my bag. I was sniffing and sobbing as I was rubbing out the back door. The alley was dark and alone. I did not know that I was not alone before it was too late.
Pascal Vouivre's POV
I was looking at the woman beside me. I don't think that Sasha would use the word fiancée with her brother in law but I think she liked to play a joke with me.
"Oh come on, little bro, don't be so stiff. I'm sorry if you wanted the attention of that hostess. If so, you should tell me. I would have back away," Sasha said as she was smiling at me. I grunted before Pierre was walking through the apartment that I have in Nicosia. Pierre was here in Cyprus for a business deal and Sasha wanted to eat out with me and my company.
I cannot say no to that woman.
"Hi, honey," Sasha said as she got up and went to kiss my brother. They have married 2 weeks ago and they settled in Paris. I just heard the news that Sasha was pregnant and my brother, Pierre, was happy as fuck right now.
"I should have come to get you but the deal got stuck on something," Pierre said as he was caressing his mate's stomach. Sasha's eyes beamed at him.
"It's okay. Turns out, I found out something juicier," she said as she was smirking at me. I grunted before I was standing out of the sofa.
"I think I will have some fresh air," I said as I was looking at the couple. I don't want to be in their love aura since I just found out that Karin was in town.
Shit! I think my dragon scowled at me. I sighed.
It has been 5 years since I last saw her. She was even more beautiful now as she was smiling even more and her features were on point. My cock stirred again as I was getting the coat and I was out of my apartment. I just hope my brother would not fuck his mate/wife in my house like he did at their house.
Now I kind of regret let them two alone.
I sighed before I was walking down the sidewalk. I was looking at the night sky before I was thinking about how to approach Karin Papadopoulos. I smiled at the thought. Karin. What a lovely name. I cannot think that anyone has a lovely name like hers.
Then, something was screaming not far from me.
I rushed over as I know that scream. I know that voice and I know it was my mate. My Karin. I did not know how I can get faster than I already was before I was standing in the back alley as I saw that Karin was being pinned down on her back to the wall. The thugs were snatching her handbag before two thugs were on Karin, my Karin, ready to get some action done.
And by action, I mean fucking raw.
I saw red as my dragon was seething with fire now. Fury was burning inside me as I was looking at the thugs. There were 5 of them and I saw that Karin was sobbing and crying for some time. Her sundress was torn as the thugs were snaking their filthy hands on them.
"I suggest you step away from the lady before I broke your bones," I said in a menacing voice as the thugs turned to look at me, and then, Karin turned to look at me. Her eyes were wet with tears and that's when I snapped and attacked the thugs.