Darwis's POV

After hanging up the phone with Erlan, I sat in my study with my thoughts racing. This all felt like a never-ending nightmare. Kayra, the woman I once loved and trusted, is now languishing in prison because of a case of spreading fake news. And now, after hearing from Erlan that Kate had been kidnapped, it made me wonder if maybe Kayra was also involved in Kate's kidnapping. It's hard to accept all this.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself. My mind was spinning, looking for reasons to defend Kayra, to convince myself that this was all just a misunderstanding. But the facts are too...