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

a long time. Maja leaned against his chest, the

and seeing her exhaustion, he gently massaged her scalp until she drifted off. He

carefully before the

to cto your hotel?"

go downstairs to book rooms for you guys. There's a whole

"Got it."

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

stay, he called the underground fight club, directing Nydia to send

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

Contact Walter; he'll know how to send folk

with his global connections, could secure air travel

the same, but it would take days, which he didn't have. He wanted

immediately got in touch and dispatched her

notch.

safeguard Maja at the hotel. With her pregnant, there

lan showered and lay down beside

feeling a peace he

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later, Dylan and

Without much concern, she turned over and

voice mingling with others, followed by the sharp crack of gunfire not far

hallway.

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