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, eventually revealing a

sweat broke out on Maja's back until the real lan

was already pulling

only a few simple items of

hand gripping her wrist was so distinct, it

she was

chere secretly. If lan found out, he would

didn't want

his voice

cdown here on

"l just needed sair."

staying here with you, and Dylan will be joining us later.

frightened out of her wits, Maja was now completely sober and instinctively

what was happening, felt a sweet warmth spread

"What's wrong?"

in the hotel if I

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

to keep anyone from approaching her

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

business with Dylan and

"Okay."

of relief but thought of the man who had

someone grooming an lan doppelganger, just

her?

her back

Maja was sweating and took a shower in

cout, she saw lan at the desk,

door from

you asleep? I've brought you

the sound of her

the hallway; she's

spoke, Maja opened

stood there holding

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