00 hung her head low, mulling over her thoughts before giving a slow shake.

"You saved my family's life, brought us years of peace, I'm here by my own choice."

A hint of restraint shimmered in her eyes. She had her regrets, chiefly that lan didn't love her.

She had changed her appearance to look like Maja's; a dab of makeup, and no one could tell them apart.

She longed to stand in for Maja and stay by his side forever, but she knew confessing her feelings would be an act of folly.

She was just a stand-in, and the day she had blurted out that misunderstanding to Maja was the boldest move she had ever made

in her life.

Her family owed their lives to lan; she had to fulfill this mission.

lan took out a necklace and placed it in her palm.

"There's a poison pill in here."

00 understood why he was giving this to her. The methods at the research facility could make life worse than death; if it cto

that, she could take the poison and find release.

She calmly accepted it, a faint sense of relief in her eyes.

"lI understand, sir, I wish you and Ms. Pennyfeather a lifetof happiness."

lan was taken aback; he hadn't expected her to say that. He nodded slowly.

00 stood up, fastened the necklace around her neck, and played with it for a moment.

Even though it contained poison, this was still the first tshe had received such an adornment.

back at lan, just touched the necklace

uptake when it cto matters of

thought he was just not

had built a barrier around

research facility first and then

this matter couldn't be known by the international community just

points for him indicated these were the points

Dylan,

by the research facility and

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decided to

about four others, totaling around twenty, and they needed to

self-defense.

breakthrough. He took off the cap he wore at his convenience store job and went

meet Walter.

even called Beck to ensure he would handle the aftermath

Dylan, all

hadn't realized that Maja had overheard him on

had signaled from

wanted to go too, but Dylan would surely not

boarded a plane to Cania

at hand panicked, ordering

Maja:

gone to

tingled with

scrambled to book a flight but was informed that due to a recent outbreak in Cania, there would be no flights for a

caught was the

had left even before

immediately relayed this

track

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