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.

touched the necklace at her throat and

when it cto matters of the

thought he was just not tired

feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself, oblivious to them and

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

couldn't be known by the international community just yet, or it would spook the

points for

immediately contacted Dylan,

the research facility and wanted to

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would bring about four others, totaling around

self-defense.

already found a breakthrough. He took off the cap he wore at

meet Walter.

he would handle the aftermath in North America

it, Dylan, all

hadn't realized that Maja had overheard him

had signaled from his

too, but Dylan would surely not

boarded a plane to Cania

at hand panicked, ordering a search. Then he found

Maja:

gone

scalp tingled

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

caught was

even before Dylan and

immediately relayed

lost track

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