Synopsis

He was led to a place of shadows, the air thick with unspoken threats. There, the architect of their ordeal awaited, and a demand was made – a price for their freedom. Nina and Anna exchanged a look, a silent pact forming between them. They would not yield. They resolved to seize control, to fight for their escape. A strange proposition followed: a game of cards. The mastermind offered it, a twisted distraction. Shtolman, the intermediary, saw an opportunity, a chance to negotiate, perha