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.

at lan, just touched

matters of the

thought he was just not

feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself,

sent 00 into the research facility first and then reached out to his contacts back

the international community just yet, or it would spook

marked these points for him

contacted Dylan,

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

self-defense.

surprised lan had already found a breakthrough. He took off

meet Walter.

would handle the aftermath in

Dylan, all

had overheard him

guessed that lan had

to go too, but Dylan would

out and boarded a plane to Cania by

realized she wasn't at hand panicked, ordering a search.

Maja:

I've gone to find

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was informed that due to a recent outbreak in Cania, there would be no flights for a month.

caught

even before Dylan and

relayed

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