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.

fixed on her, eventually revealing a

until the real lan grabbed her hand from

the car was already pulling away, her suitcase gone

only a few simple

of the hand gripping her wrist was so

she was

had chere

and she didn't want

her hand, his voice tinged with relief

did you cdown here

"l just needed sair."

staying here with you, and Dylan will be joining us later. You can't wander off anymore,

wits, Maja was now completely sober and instinctively

what was happening, felt a sweet warmth spread through him,

"What's wrong?"

in the hotel if

away. If necessary, he would just have

perimeter, to keep anyone from

have to promise to stay in your room and not go out. I won't keep anything from

Dylan

"Okay."

sigh of relief but thought of the man who had just appeared, and

was his purpose? Was someone grooming an lan doppelganger, just as lan had groomed a double

her?

her back to

and took a shower

at the desk, his

the door

I've brought you slate-night comfort

the sound of her

in the hallway; she's looking for her

she spoke, Maja

stood there holding

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