Iphigenia and Miltos disclose their affair to her parents; however, a sudden and violent attack forces Miltos and his brother to catch a ship to Amisos. As misty-eyed Iphigenia bids farewell, Miltos promises to return and marry her.
In Amisos, ruthless Osman continues to threaten the Pavlidis family. Nikolaidis and Sophia, too, get a taste of Kartal's cruelty. By a twist of fate, Miltos must confront his bosom friend, Kerem.
Against the backdrop of systematic persecution and bloody Christian purges, Themis faces death. Iphigenia receives an anonymous letter urging her to summon her family to Paris. Instead, she returns to Constantinople, risking her life.
Handsome Miltos lives up to Sakharov's expectations and discovers the seductive side of the glamorous Parisian metropolis, neglecting Iphigenia. In Amisos, Pavlidis decides to run for office in the 1908 elections.
Against the backdrop of violence and political unrest, Miltos' father becomes a Member of Parliament, and the Sultan's forces terrorise the defenceless villages of Pontus. Miltos, who is still in Paris, wants to take action.
Sadly, the gap deepens between Miltos and Iphigenia. Before long, Miltos wins the sympathy of the Minister of Armaments, only to find himself before a pressing dilemma as hostilities escalate back home.
Miltos is mugged in Paris, and in Amisos, violent Osman invades the house of the Pavlidis family. In Constantinople, Onur arrests Iphigenia and incarcerates her. However, someone enlists the help of three men to kidnap her.
To find out the whereabouts of Iphigenia, Miltos confronts Kerem in Constantinople. Themis has a secret meeting with his beloved ones, and the persecuted Christians of Amisos are forced out of their homes by government decree.
Ottoman Empire, 1897. Against the backdrop of the systematic killing of the Greek-Christian population of Anatolia, two families flee Turkey. Eleven years later, their offspring meet in Constantinople and fall passionately in love.
As the brothers find refuge in Amisos, a dear friend of Nikolaidis arrives in Constantinople from Paris. He is Vasily Sakharov, a wealthy banker and arms dealer.