Excerpt:

Haya wakes up in Abdul Rehman Pasha’s mansion, where her sense of safety is overshadowed by the fear of being trapped.

Summary:

In Episode 19, Haya wakes up disoriented in a dark, confined space after being kidnapped by Abdul Rehman Pasha’s men. As she slowly regains consciousness, she realizes she is bound and surrounded by other unconscious girls, all of whom have visible injuries. Haya struggles to free herself but is trapped, with one hand chained to the wall. In the dim light filtering through cracks in the wooden boards, she recognizes that she is likely held near the Bosphorus Bridge, though she can’t confirm the exact location. The stench of blood and fear fills the air, and Haya realizes that she is part of a trafficking operation.

Desperate for help, Haya discovers that the kidnappers overlooked her secondary phone hidden in her clothing. With only a few seconds of balance left, she manages to contact Safeer, Osman Shabbir’s son, and provides him with vague details about her location before the call cuts off. Haya fears that her call may have been too cryptic for Safeer to act upon. She is left feeling hopeless, certain that Abdul Rehman Pasha will come for her soon, and with no clear way to escape.

As the night progresses, one of her captors, a man with Russian features, enters the room and begins to torture Haya, branding her with hot metal rods. The excruciating pain leaves her screaming and crying for mercy, but the man is relentless. He tortures her until she is on the verge of losing consciousness. Haya’s physical and emotional torment reaches a peak when the torturer pours boiling wax over her head, burning her scalp. Just as she feels that death is inevitable, the room is suddenly stormed by someone, and her captor is violently attacked. In the chaos, Haya’s surroundings fade into smoke and flames, and she loses consciousness.

When Haya wakes up again, she is in a luxurious room with an intricately designed ceiling and soft, comfortable bedding. A woman named Ayesha, whom Haya recognizes as Abdul Rehman’s ally, greets her. Ayesha informs her that she is now safe in Abdul Rehman’s mansion, located on Büyükada Island. Though Ayesha speaks kindly, Haya is overcome with dread, knowing that Abdul Rehman’s “protection” means being trapped under his control. The episode ends with Haya questioning her next steps, feeling utterly powerless in the face of the complex and dangerous web she has been caught in.