Maja couldn't help but feel the encounter with the woman was too coincidental, and yet when they were both caught up in a

foreign land's black market, the woman showed no sign of panic.

But what Maja chose to believe was the genuine emotion in the woman's eyes when she spoke of finding her brother. That kind of

feeling couldn't be faked; perhaps she truly was here to look for someone.

Later, as they entered the hotel together and caught sight of each other's faces, the woman showed no surprise, confirming she

didn't recognize Maja.

Maja sipped the broth from the bowl before her.

"She must be here to find someone," she mused.

lan reached out, affectionately ruffling her hair. He knew Maja well; she appeared aloof but was tender-hearted and struggled to be

harsh to anyone. Her strong sense of responsibility was both a blessing and a curse.

Anyway, he wouldn't force her to change.

After finishing her soup, Maja brushed her teeth.

When she emerged from the bathroom, lan set aside his laptop and began to dry her hair, a moment of intimacy they hadn't

his chest,

weaved through her hair, and seeing her exhaustion, he gently massaged her scalp until she drifted off.

carefully before the phone

cto your hotel?" his

rooms for you guys. There's a whole crowd coming

"Got it."

of the vacant rooms on their floor and elsewhere in the hotel.

called the underground fight club, directing Nydia to send

recently rife with chaos, said, "Isn't it a bit messy over

Walter; he'll

Cania grounded, only someone like Walter, with his

the same, but it would take days, which he didn't

Nydia immediately got in touch and dispatched her best fighters—fifty from the underground

notch.

to safeguard Maja at the hotel. With her pregnant, there

lan showered and

inhaled her scent, feeling a peace he hadn't known in ages. Despite the dangers

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later, Dylan and

outside. Without much

others, followed by the sharp crack of gunfire not far from the

hallway.

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