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.

his gaze fixed on

on Maja's back until

pulling

contained only a few simple items of

the hand gripping her wrist was so

was still

as she had chere secretly. If lan found

didn't want to

his voice tinged with

you cdown here on your

"l just needed sair."

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

wits, Maja was now completely sober and

a sweet warmth spread

"What's wrong?"

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

tone, lan couldn't bear to send her away. If necessary, he would just have more of his

hotel perimeter, to keep anyone from

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

Dylan

"Okay."

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

man, and what was his purpose? Was someone grooming an

her?

her back to her

sweating and took a shower in the

cout, she saw lan at the desk,

the door from

are you asleep? I've brought you

spiked at the sound of her voice. "Who's

someone I met in the hallway; she's

Maja

stood there holding a

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