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,

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

before the phone

your hotel?" his

book rooms for you

"Got it."

rooms on their floor and elsewhere in the

he called the underground fight club, directing

a place recently rife with

giving you a number, Nydia. Contact Walter; he'll

flights to Cania grounded, only someone like Walter, with his global connections, could secure air travel rights

but it would take days, which he

and dispatched her best fighters—fifty from

notch.

safeguard Maja at the hotel. With

was in place, lan showered and lay down

a peace he hadn't known in ages. Despite

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later, Dylan and Walter arrived

when she heard voices outside. Without much concern,

with others, followed by the sharp

hallway.

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