Chapter 197

Berat’s eyes widened as realization dawned. “No way…” he whispered. Slowly, a smile of disbelief crept across his face. “You are… going to be a father?”

Murat didn’t look up.

His gaze remained fixed on the sonogram, his thumb brushing over the tiny silhouette.

Joy.

Pride.

Terror.

All emotions surged through him at once, but the fear overshadowed them all.

What if he couldn’t find them?

What if he was too late?

But no.

No.

He wiped his tears, determination hardening his features.

He now had someone else too, to fight for now.

He would bring them home.

No matter what it took.

***

The cold seeped into her bones.

Ayleen stirred, her body aching in places she couldn’t even identify. Her head throbbed, the pounding rhythm of pain making her groan softly. As she blinked open her swollen eyes, the familiar dim, suffocating basement came into view, a room stripped of comfort, thick