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.

on her,

until the real

was already pulling away, her suitcase gone

contained only a few simple

was so distinct, it chased away the chill inside

was

had chere secretly. If lan found out,

she didn't want

hand, his voice tinged with relief and

cdown here on your

"l just needed sair."

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

of her wits, Maja was now completely sober and instinctively

a sweet warmth

"What's wrong?"

please don't sendback. I'll stay in the hotel if I have

If necessary, he would just

to keep anyone

in your room and not go out. I

with Dylan

"Okay."

thought of the man who had just appeared, and

Was someone grooming an lan doppelganger, just

her?

her back to her

Maja was sweating and took

the desk, his laptop open in front of

the door from the woman

are you asleep? I've

alertness spiked at the sound of her voice.

someone I met in the hallway; she's looking

she spoke, Maja

woman stood there holding a container, still

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