Chapter 198

Few hours later, the private jet they have boarded on previously, landed and they all reached home.

The journey back to Pakistan had been tense and silent. The private jet was spacious, luxurious even, but the atmosphere had been heavy with unspoken thoughts and emotions. Roshanay had spent most of the flight staring out the window, watching the clouds drift by, her mind consumed by Alizeh’s fate. She had replayed every conversation, every interaction, searching for clues she might have missed. But the more she thought about it, the more she realized that she had been willfully blind.

When the plane touched down, Roshanay felt a strange sense of relief mixed with dread. Being back in Pakistan meant being back in the heart of the conflict. It meant facing the consequences of decisions made by powerful men who saw lives as nothing more than playing pieces. It meant confronting the reality that Alizeh’s situation was far more complicated than she had initially believed.