My early access is missing help me

I received POE 2 early access from a friend, but now I can't access the game. The login screen shows a notification that I don't have access to the game because I don't have early access. I was able to play the game before. I have two questions: If I purchase early access, will my character still be there? And why was my access revoked?

A friend gave me a key for free, and I don't want to ask too much, so I came to ask in the group

My language might sound a bit odd because I used ChatGPT to translate.