He didn't say a word, just marched over to her suitcase in the room, grabbed her hand, and headed straight out the door.

At that moment, Maja's phone buzzed again, but she paid it no mind, her thoughts whirling around how lan had shown up so

unexpectedly.

Her mind was a mess, and since he wasn't speaking either, she, feeling guilty, stayed silent as well.

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It wasn't until she was about to get into the car that her phone rang once more.

Her luggage had already been stashed in the trunk, and lan had gone to the driver's side, while Maja stood outside to take the call.

"Maja, where are you? Didn't I tell you not to wander off?"

She stiffened, her mind suddenly sharp as a tack. What did he mean?

"lan?"

"Yeah."

lan sounded frantic. "Why aren't you in your room? Where did you go?"

Panic gripped her, and she instinctively stepped back.

The twilight obscured her vision, allowing her to see only the silhouette of the man in the car.

Even with her newfound clarity, the man seemed so much like lan.

She felt as though she had been pricked by a thorn, retreating several steps back to the hotel entrance.

The man in the car turned then, staring at her.

Not just the profile, but even the full face bore a strong resemblance to lan.

lan and his actual brother, Patric, shared only a slight resemblance, but this man in the car could pass for lan about seventy

percent.

gaze fixed on her, eventually revealing a sly

Maja's back until the real lan grabbed

car was already pulling away, her suitcase gone

only a few simple

hand gripping her wrist was so distinct, it chased

she was still

what had happened, as she had chere secretly.

and she didn't

voice tinged with relief

cdown

"l just needed sair."

Dylan will be joining us later. You can't wander off anymore, stay

been frightened out of her wits, Maja was now completely sober

felt a sweet warmth spread through him, his lips

"What's wrong?"

don't sendback. I'll stay in the hotel

to send her away. If necessary, he would just have more of

hotel perimeter, to keep anyone from

stay in your

business with Dylan and

"Okay."

thought of the man who had

that man, and what was his purpose? Was someone grooming an lan doppelganger, just as lan had groomed

her?

back to her

sweating and took

at the desk, his laptop open

at the door from

asleep? I've brought you slate-night

at the sound of her voice.

in the hallway; she's looking for her

she spoke, Maja opened

there holding a container, still

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