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

time. Maja leaned against his chest, the warm

seeing her exhaustion, he gently massaged her scalp until

carefully before the

need to cto your hotel?" his man on the

cover. I'll go downstairs to book rooms for you guys. There's

"Got it."

their floor and elsewhere in the hotel. After

called the underground fight

in Cania, a place recently rife with chaos, said,

Contact Walter; he'll

to Cania grounded, only someone like Walter, with his global connections, could

could do the same, but it would take days, which he didn't have. He wanted his people to fly

immediately got in touch and dispatched her

notch.

Maja at the hotel. With her pregnant, there was no

in place, lan showered and

her close, he deeply inhaled her scent, feeling a peace he hadn't known

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and Walter arrived in

voices outside. Without much concern, she turned over

the sharp crack of gunfire not far from

hallway.

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