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Have you ever willingly believed a lie, when you already knew the truth?

Or ever gone down a street, knowing it was a dead end?

Or kept sleeping, to stay in a dream that you knew would not come true?

Do we take comfort in the lies because the truth scares us?

Or is it because eventually we start believing the lies to be true?

Please tell me I'm not alone in this.

Because this is exactly the situation I find myself in right now.

Now put your hand here. And start spinning it.

- Put my finger here? - Now you've messed it up.

- What's messed up? - Look at yours. It's all wavy.

As if yours is any better. You got the Leaning Tower of Günes...

Shut up. It looks good.

These lies seduce us.

They whisper for us to walk down that dead-end street.

And we go.

Blissfully ignorant, as if the truth won't come out eventually.

It's like making up lyrics to a song you don't know

and pretending they're right.

It's keeping a smile on your face

even when your heart is breaking.

These lies

weigh us down like an anchor.

Dragging us through the water, like a ship lost at sea.

And, for a while...

...the wind is gentle.

The sea is calm.

Luck is on your side.

But then...

the anchor breaks free,

and you find yourself alone in the vast ocean, with nothing but the truth.

That's when the wind picks up and the storms roll in.

Throwing you off course.

And then it dawns on you.

In that sea of lies, you lost yourself.

You don't know who you are, or what you want from life.

This is what happens when you're living a lie.

But I'm done with that. I owe many people an apology.

I owe one to you.

I lied to you. I lied to myself.

I am so sorry.

Is this what you've been working on for days?

Honey, I'm sorry, but we can't publish this.

Why can't we publish it?

First of all, you're not resigning.

- Pervin, look-- - And secondly,

if you apologize, no one will read another thing you write again.

- Why do you say that? - Oh, sweetheart.

Remember all the other writers trying to imitate you at the magazine?

You inspired them all and they tried to copy your style and weren't able to.

What do you think made you different from them?

You're real. You wrote about real love.

Your love was genuine.

You were genuine.

So what you wrote was genuine.

Isn't an apology just as genuine, Pervin?

The readers don't want an apology.

They want to know if Boran is the real Mr. Alpha.

That's all they want. I swear, that's it.

Yeah, fine. You said you broke up with Mr. Alpha

and that you met someone named Boran, but--

Love, love.

Yes! Where's the love here?

Where is it?

I'm sorry, but there is no going back from here,

even if you tell the truth, Günes.

What am I supposed to do? What are you suggesting I do this time?

If you're no longer with Deniz,

what kind of posts are you going to make without him?

Boran's too new. No one cares about him.

Besides, nobody even knows who Mr. Alpha is.

When will his face be revealed?

I'm sorry. I am.

But Mr. Alpha is now Boran for all intents and purposes, Günes.

Are you serious, Pervin?

I think this is your only option if you want to have a career.

Assuming you're still with Boran?

Yes.

But, Pervin, what if...

what if this ridiculous leak somehow stops the sale of the house?

Mahir is in Istanbul.

He was very formal with me on the telephone.

It got me thinking.

I wonder if he had seen the posts before anyone else did, you know?

Maybe that's why he didn't call.

No.

We'll see.

We'll see.

We'll see.

You'll break the door.

Well, we gotta get her to answer.

Where have you been?

Why'd you lock yourself in here?

If you're not coming to the office, then we'll work here.

You really are something.

I have a theory about who might have leaked the photo online. Wanna hear it?

Özgen, no. I really don't want to talk about it.

Everyone thinks Boran is Mr. Alpha now.

Okay? It's too late. It's over. Just drop it.

Yeah. But nobody buys it, though.

Well, some people do.

Yeah.

And they doubt it. Even if you said Deniz is Mr. Alpha.

Can we work with the information we have at hand

and just look at who benefited from this fiasco?

Boran did.

How?

She's trying to say that he has more followers.

That's a total understatement.

- Yeah, they kinda snowballed. - To put it lightly,

he's blowing up right now. He's a celebrity like you.

He posts professional photographs every day.

He just hasn't admitted to being Mr. Alpha. He hasn't, has he?

No. He hasn't yet.

Look. I don't have the bandwidth for this.

I mean, maybe social media is giving him the attention I can't.

Yeah, but what if Özgen is right about it?

What if Boran is the one who actually leaked the photo?

- It wasn't him. - How... How... I don't get it.

How can you be so sure that he didn't?

Because after the leak, he was with me every day and never left my side.

For days, he helped me think it through.

Do we say he is or is not Mr. Alpha? He said we could deny it right away.

He's my partner, right?

He set aside his pride and told me

he could tell everyone that Deniz was Mr. Alpha. But he didn't, did he?

Well, maybe he feels guilty for what he did. I'm just saying.

He also said he could say he was Mr. Alpha.

- Uh-huh. - Girls, he also said

we could take a break.

You know, take a step back.

He said he understands how overwhelming and confusing things are for me right now.

What? You guys broke up?

No, we didn't. I mean, isn't it weird?

Because just a couple of weeks back, I wanted to break up with Boran.

And right now, I'm the one asking him not to break up. You see?

Maybe I do want to be with him.

- Hmm. Yeah. - Well, he's handled the situation well.

Sure. And guess which one of us couldn't handle it.

Honey, don't be so hard on yourself, all right?

Özgen, I'm not talking about myself.

Who, then?

Deniz?

No way. Oof.

Hold on. Wait a minute. Uh, you talked to Deniz? What happened?

I asked Hakan so many times. He didn't tell me anything. So what now?

He won't return my calls.

I'm sure he saw it.

He must have.

I'm sure Boran did it.

Mark my words right now.

You guys are gonna see. I'm right.

I'm sure Boran did it.

Özgen has some pretty wild theories.

About what?

About the Mr. Alpha leak.

I'm not interested, Hakan.

Have you talked to Günes yet?

Is this busted or what? What's wrong with it?

Bro. At least talk to me, dude. Let it out. Let's chat.

Why isn't it printing?

Is the printer not working again?

Can anyone hear me?

Hey!

Do you think you've lost Günes forever?

Is there nothing else we can talk about?

All right, you won't talk to me.

At least speak to Günes, all right?

She must be upset, Deniz.

Deniz.

Deniz.

Why would I think I lost Günes?

It's more like she lost me because she never listened.

I've had enough of this.

You know what? She had this coming to her.

She can write about fake Mr. Alpha any time she wants now.

She did it to herself. Have you even seen the comments, dude?

"Is this Mr. Alpha?" "How could she be in love with him?"

She was in love with me, damn it. She wrote about me.

Let's see how well she writes now.

She can write about living with someone she doesn't love.

At least that's something that both of us have in common.

- Deniz. - What?

So... Wait, does this mean that you're seeing her posts?

Did you just join Instagram?

Listen, man. If you did, tell me.

- We can follow each other. - Shut up, all right.

- What's your username? - Shh, will you just let it go?

Let's follow each other.

So you think that it was all some big lie.

Is that right, Mr. Mahir?

You know more about lies than I do, Ms. Pervin.

For crying out loud.

You all really tricked me good, huh? You did.

You kept me distracted until the house was sold.

Deniz and Günes pretended to be in love. Right?

Oh, that is simply not true.

Those two kids are head over heels in love with each other.

That's what you think.

The Mr. Alpha in the pictures, bought the house. Boran, hmm?

- Boran, eh? - Yep. And now it's too late.

We can't reverse the sale.

So, congratulations. Now you've all gotten away with it.

Wait a minute.

Are you saying Boran knew that Günes and Deniz were madly in love with each other

and he went ahead and bought the house anyway?

I don't understand any of these games.

What I'm dying to know...

is what part...

you played in it.

Oh, what are you saying, Mahir?

What was it?

Did you...

want to steal my heart?

What are you talking about, silly?

Stealing hearts and all. Huh?

Well, that's what happened.

Then why don't we start over?

- Hmm? - Hmm?

Seeing as I stole your heart

and since you came all the way to see me, let's start again here.

How? All right. Hold on.

What does that mean?

Chestnut?

Hey, come in.

Thank you. Are you doing okay? I was worried.

I'm good. Come in.

You look great.

Can I get you a drink?

No, I'm just fine. Thanks.

How's the article going?

Well... I'm still trying to find a solution.

Hmm.

I actually think I have the answer.

Boran, it's not the right time.

It's exactly the right time.

- No. Really. - Trust me on this, Günes.

What...

What's the key for?

I own that house now.

What?

Yeah, I bought that old house.

I made the down payment.

Günes, I want to be honest with you.

I was actually hoping to propose to you there.

You don't have to say goodbye to the house.

Okay, Boran...

In exchange for what?

It's an investment.

It's my house. But I don't wanna leverage it to make you say yes to a proposal.

You sold the house. Use the money.

Hold on.

Are you saying that you think that I would purchase a house just to manipulate you?

- No, I'm just trying to understand this. - Huh?

You're a bit late, trying to understand now.

You never tried to understand me.

That might be the problem.

I mean, all I ever think about is how I can make you happy

and trying to do my best for you.

I was even Mr. Alpha when you needed him.

Okay. How would I know? I guess I misunderstood when you said it.

I'm just trying to understand you.

Uh...

I messed up again, didn't I?

Yeah, I messed up again.

This was even worse than the first proposal.

I'm sorry. I apologize. I apologize.

- It won't happen again. - I think we need to calm down and talk.

Okay, okay. Look.

I don't want you struggling to find a solution anymore, all right?

I've already sorted everything out for both of us.

Why don't you take a minute?

Slow down. Catch your breath, and think about it.

Don't worry. I'll restore that house and sell it for a profit somehow.

It's not a problem at all.

I mean, I don't know.

What you did was too--

Much. Yeah, I know, it was too much.

That's the kind of man I am, Günes.

You knew that about me all along.

So, I guess, if you're okay with it, then I'm okay with it too.

Günes.

Günes.

Look at me.

I can see that the woman who wrote all those stories is unhappy.

And that's unacceptable to me.

Your articles make so many people happy.

Why aren't you happy?

Don't you have the right to happiness?

Of course you do.

So...

Please let me give it a try. Hmm?

You deserve to be happy.

Hmm?

I found the ring.

I had lost it.

I found it.

Will you wear it?

I can't wear it.

I can't.

I can't wear it. I'm sorry.

That's all right.

It's okay with me, don't worry.

Hmm?

See you later.

Excuse me.

How about a drink?

Perhaps the bartender can help take your order.

Pardon? I didn't see him.

Hmm.

Your good looks have blinded my eyes.

What kind of a pickup line was that?

That was a disaster. Go on. Try again. Come on.

I told you. I'm no good at role-playing like this.

Just improvise a little bit. Find something original. Come on.

All right, all right, all right. I'll try. Okay.

Uh, well, could you at least point me in the right direction, please, maybe?

For what? Improvising?

No, I'm lost.

In your eyes.

Ugh. I swear you've ruined it.

You really have. Look, let's go.

- Let's leave. - Stay in your seat.

- Let's go. - Pervin, stay in your seat.

I apologize.

When I mess up, I go crazy. I just see red.

So, we aren't leaving until I do it right.

I don't care if it takes until the morning.

I'll tear this place apart. Ow!

Sorry.

How will you do that?

Would you care to elaborate?

Besides, how would you know my name anyhow?

Hmm?

From my dreams.

Oh.

Allow me to buy you a drink. I won't take no for an answer.

Excuse me, son?

The lady here would like to order a drink.

I'll have one more.

What should we call her?

If we give her a name, you'll get even more attached to her, Günes.

So what, Deniz? Let's get attached. Let's do it.

Having a dog is a huge responsibility.

She'll need constant attention.

We just can't, Günes.

But we are. She's been with us for four days, and she's fine. Look.

I really don't know.

She could have at least been potty trained, you know?

She's so young though. Deniz, come on.

She's such a good girl.

What if we can't find a home for her?

Can we keep her if we can't find one?

We already know someone who said they'll take her.

What? Who was that?

I know you guys are home!

There he is again. Great timing.

Coming.

Whoa, slow down, bud. You're gonna trip.

Tell us, Ege. What should we name her?

Hmm. Deniz.

Günes. Um.

Maybe something more celestial?

Something celestial.

Komet? Komet's a good name. What do you think? You like it?

Hey, can Komet come to school with me?

No way, kiddo. You'll be late and miss the school bus.

Come on. Get going. Hurry.

Better take good care of her until I get back.

- Sure. - Komet.

She knows her name already.

She's just staring at us.

Please, let's keep her. Please.

Here, girl.

Good dog.

Attagirl. See, she's smart.

Sit. Sit.

Sit.

Now go get it!

Go through. Go through. Go through.

Good girl. Here you go.

Go through. Go through. Go through. Go through.

- What a good girl. - Go through.

Whoa, I can't believe it! I really can't believe it.

Can we keep her?

- Okay. Let's keep her. - Really? Really?

And these are her toys.

She loves them.

- Here. - Oh.

Thank you.

Okay, then. Let's go.

Aw.

- Have they left? - Yeah, they have.

I talked to her mother and they won't change her name.

Can they take care of her?

They won't throw her out when the kid loses interest, right?

If they can't, they'll return her to us.

To us?

- Uh-huh. - Seriously?

Yes. And if they don't bring her back, one day we'll get one just like her.

Chin up, honey.

It's hard though. I really hate goodbyes.

Thank you.

And all the lenses are here?

Yeah, they are. Take a look if you want.

If something's missing, I'm sure I'll find it in the house.

- Are you going somewhere? - No.

- Why? - I don't know.

When you asked for the camera, I thought...

I need to start working again, that's all, Deniz.

If it's about the kid, you don't need to stress about working, okay?

Deniz, I already have a job, all right?

I'm a photographer.

Do you always shit on your ex-girlfriends' careers?

Who are you talking about?

No one in particular, Deniz.

Never mind.

All right, Umay.

Um, but if you need anything, you will tell me, right?

I will, Deniz.

You really don't need to worry about being around for me.

You can stop pretending that you care.

Okay? I promise I will call you if I need anything from you.

Well, actually, there is something I'd like to ask you.

We don't know the baby's gender yet, Deniz.

But don't worry, we will find out together.

That's not what I want to know.

It's about a photo taken in Cappadocia.

Don't ask me anything if it's not about the baby, Deniz.

And I won't talk to you about Cappadocia.

Why? Did you do something there I shouldn't know about?

Oh, there it is. There it is.

I was wondering when you were gonna ask me, 'cause I knew you would.

I didn't do it, Deniz.

I did not leak Mr. Alpha's identity, okay?

Got it?

Now go tell Günes.

I'm not dating Günes, Umay.

I-I don't care, Deniz. Do what you want. I don't care.

I'm leaving.

Trip to Cappadocia

with Mr. Alpha.

Uh-uh.

- Sis? - Ayça?

Sister.

Does being an influencer really pay this much money?

Why?

There's enough to cover my housing too.

Great, you got it? The house was sold.

I don't believe it. I can't believe it.

To be completely honest, I...

I was kind of worried you wouldn't be able to get this much money together so fast.

Well, to be honest, I thought we might have to sell this place

or ask Mom and Dad for a little help paying for it.

- Thank you so much. - Of course, honey.

Thank you so, so much, Sis.

I'll pay you back, I promise you.

Stop it. This is just your lucky day.

Lucky? You spent your savings on me.

You're right. I'm lucky.

I'm lucky to have a sister like you.

You're going to go far away from here.

But we will always be close, all right?

- Yeah, for sure. We'll always be together. - Okay.

- Always. - But...

I really hate goodbyes.

I know that you don't like them.

But I think goodbyes make us realize how much we want to reunite with someone.

I'm gonna call Mom and Dad to let them know.

They're gonna be so thrilled. I can't wait to tell them.

Have a seat.

I'd really rather not.

That big box. Was it something for both of us when we were still together?

- Did you open it? - I didn't.

Should I open it?

If there's something for me in that box, just tell me, and I'll open it.

But if whatever's inside that box is something for you,

then I don't want to touch it.

You knew about the leak the day we found Ege in the park, right?

Is that why you're angry with me?

Is that why you haven't been answering my calls?

I didn't know what to say.

What do you want to hear?

What do I want to hear?

You can start by telling me what's going on inside your head.

That's what I want.

How about, "I realized how much I loved Günes after I lost her."

I want to hear that from you.

Boran is not the reason we can't be together, okay?

- What? - There's something else.

What is it?

What is going on with you, Deniz?

It's 'cause of Umay.

Are you serious with this girl?

What? It's okay for you to ask me, but I can't ask you?

You're no longer Mr. Alpha, Deniz.

Everyone will think that photo at the construction site

is Boran and not you.

You're free from being Mr. Alpha.

You never wanted to be Mr. Alpha anyway.

Hmm?

Did you ever want to be Mr. Alpha, Deniz?

Please just tell me.

What do you want, Deniz?

I don't know.

I don't know what to do.

Umay is pregnant.

Why didn't you let go of me then?

Why didn't you just give up on us then?

Is it because I hate goodbyes, so you couldn't bring yourself to say it?

I don't know.

I don't understand any of this, uh...

My dad wasn't around when I grew up.

I'm afraid the kid will grow up without me in their life, Günes.

How would I deal with that?

I always thought that...

we would remember the love between us as a beautiful thing.

But it looks like this moment is how we will remember love, Deniz.

I believed in someone so much that I made you believe in him too.

I apologize.

But I owe the greatest apology to love

because I tarnished it with my lies.

I apologize to the love that made me jump onto the ferry,

that swept me off my feet, and held me in its arms.

I apologize to the love that helped me rediscover

who I truly was.

You can't fake real love.

When it's real, you feel it.

The feeling of a gentle touch, a soft kiss,

a warm hug. You know it's true.

It wraps around your whole body and embraces your soul.

This is why I believe that you will find true love

not in my articles but out in the world.

I hate goodbyes.

Because

goodbyes only remind us how desperately we want to reunite with someone.

Hello, Boran.

Thank you for the house.

Well, actually... I called to thank you for everything that you've done.

Don't worry about it, Günes.

I saw an investment opportunity and stepped in.

It wasn't only for you, so don't feel like you owe me.

Actually, the house was kind of a steal.

Great. I'm glad you'll make some money off of it.

So now I guess I'll have it, uh, renovated.

Uh, if you want, we can go see it before I sell it.

And before you say anything,

I mean, we could just go there as friends.

Günes.

You don't have to say goodbye to the house.

I mean, not yet. I know you hate goodbyes.

You know that about me?

Thank you, Boran.

See you later.

See you later.

- Hello, Pervin. - Günes?

You get the message I left?

It was Boran who bought the house.

Yeah, I know it was him.

Pervin, I'll keep writing about Mr. Alpha.

What? With Deniz, you mean?

No, Boran now.

- Oh, I didn't order this. - Oh, the gentleman did.

Could you please deliver this to Günes Güner's room?

Sure.

Wait, do I know you from somewhere maybe?

Maybe you saw me on social media.

Are you famous?

I'm a rising star, yes.

- Okay. - Are you a photographer?

Yes.

Your studio nearby?

- No. I don't have a studio. - Oh.

I took a little break, but I'm getting back into it.

I'm here for a job interview.

Nice. For the magazine?

That's right. Are you from the magazine?

I'm from Saygun Holding.

Hello, I'm Boran Saygun.

We're setting up the magazine you're interviewing for.

Nice to meet you. I'm Umay.

Nice to meet you too, Umay.

Uh, assuming I get the job, am I shooting you?

I guess you would be.

It didn't work out with the previous photographer.

He shot me from the wrong angle in Cappadocia.

How?

- I have a square face. - What do you mean?

I'm telling you that...

Well, I'm Mr. Alpha.

Uh, are you for real?

Yes. Let's keep it confidential.

We've been thinking of what to call the new men's magazine,

and Mr. Alpha is our top choice.

- All very hush-hush. - Of course. That makes sense.

Keep it confidential.

Yes. Thank you.

If you're Mr. Alpha, is your girlfriend that woman who writes those articles?

Günes, I think, is her name.

Uh, I mean, we're not a couple, per se.

You can think of my relationship with Günes as more of an arrangement.

Like a business partnership.

Call it the rules of social media.

I don't know much about social media.

Okay. I'm a businessman, Umay.

I work with Günes.

We have plans, and we're both invested.

I get it. Congratulations.

- That's fantastic. - Thanks a lot.

Shall we share a drink?

I mean, seeing as we're going to work together. What do you think?

Uh, that's sweet, really. I appreciate the offer.

Unfortunately, I don't drink alcohol.

Are you serious?

Dead serious.

Boran's ready to do anything for me.

And I want to be with someone who cares about me.