Gunshots and bullets fired echoed in Zeynep's ears, she could barely see, walk or hear well but the loud bangs and tangs made their way to her ears. Everytime she opened her eyes, she saw Halil Ibrahim's silhouette right next to the door. He had a gun in his arms and occasionally revealed himself to shoot the men. Zeynep had no idea how many men guarded the house or the kidnapper at that but with the duration Halil took to finish all of them, they must have been more than two dozens.
Some men got their bones broken, legs disabled and even lost their lives after Halil was done with them. Bodies laid down all over the house, screams of pain and agony also added to that. Although they had mordern guns and weapons, they were most definitely not a match for Halil Ibrahim. He went through the whole house to confirm if he got everyone most importantly if he got their leader. He also took this chance to completely finish off the ones that had their lives intact. No soul should survive after laying a finger on his wife. In fact, if he could, he would've burnt that whole house down in order to erase their existence permanently. Fortunately for them, he had bigger concerns to take care of.
After he finished ransacking the whole house he ran back to Zeynep. Zeynep had been calling his name from a long time ago, she had no strength so her voice was not audible enough.
"Halil Ibrahim..." He hears when he climbed the stairs back to the room Zeynep was being held. Sometimes Halil forgets himself in a fight. He goes on a rampage which erases existence of everything and everyone around him. If it's killing then he'll be a killer. Contrary to that, this time he didn't execute anyone, he needed to finish things quickly so he could go back to Zeynep, he wasn't going to leave her alone after everything knowing that one of the reason they can't simply be together is his absence. So he runs to her the moment he hears her call his name.
The moment he gets there, he sees Zeynep stammering, woobling towards the stairs. His stubborn wife, despite her being in a sorry state, still manages to get off the bed, walk a few steps, reach the door and almost walk down the stairs. If he had went on with his thirst for revenge then a bigger disaster would've fallen upon him. Zeynep's hands held onto the stair rail despite her body shaking from the loss of strength.
Halil has now slowed down, with heavy steps he walks towards Zeynep. Zeynep feeling a bit breathless, her head is spinning and her view is all fuzzy. In the end she couldn't hold on anymore and was going to collapse but Halil acts quickly. He jumps to catch her before she could reach the floor, he can't even call out her name because his heart was currently breaking from seeing her. Out of everything he's done wrong, this current status Zeynep was in made him feel the worst. A husband's role is to protect their wife and a soldier to protect the innocent but in conclusion, he failed both as a husband and a soldier. Nonetheless, Zeynep looks at him, her eyes; it's as if they were back to their good days. It was as if the old Zeynep had made a comeback, as if all the suffering was worth it for she could finally lay in his arms and not feel any burden.
It was also hard on her, Zeynep loves Halil Ibrahim to death. She is perfectly aware that her love for him can be left out in the open for people to see and can be buried deep in her heart for no one to feel. What did he have that made her heart beat like crazy every time they met? What did he say that used to give her sleepless nights? No, honestly, when did she even fall for him? It's always been Halil Ibrahim for Zeynep, the moment she met him, it was as if God erased all the other men and the only one left and available was him.
She always spoke about how she chased him around to confess her love, that didn't work she turned to violence to grab his attention then toned it way down to friendship all this just so he stays by her side. However fate couldn't help but play a joke with them, the man she could never let go even in her dreams now remains her love only in her dreams. She asked herself several times and has been asked several times too. Why on earth is she giving up on her love? Why is she hurting herself so? And why now?! Truth is, the only definite answer between Halil Ibrahim and Zeynep is always love. It's their love for each other that is the problem and solution to everything. While she sat all alone with her thoughts at the Leto house, she saw how her little brother ended up being used and even losing his life for worthless and baseless power struggles. Despite him being the most innocent, he also managed to get blood in his hands.
