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.

look back at lan, just touched the necklace at her

it cto matters of the heart. He had

thought he was just

built

facility first and then reached out to his contacts back

known by the international community just yet, or

had marked these points for him indicated these were

Dylan,

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of relief. Each person would bring about four others, totaling around

self-defense.

He took off the cap he wore at his

meet Walter.

aftermath in North America and stay

Dylan,

hadn't realized that Maja had overheard

guessed that lan had signaled from his

to go too, but Dylan would surely not want her tagging

slipped out and boarded a plane to

wasn't at hand panicked,

Maja:

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

Maja caught was the

even before Dylan

immediately relayed this

lost track

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