Walter propped against his chin, glancing between lan and Dylan before his gaze finally settled on Maja, who was lounging on the

couch.

The air was thick with an unspoken tension among the trio, but he couldn't afford to dwell on it now.

lan had laid out the plan: they were making their move tonight, and that meant Walter needed to get his head in the game.

In the room, Dylan turned to Walter, "You're with me. Watch your six."

Walter couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile, "Relax, I've got it."

As lan stepped outside, he scooped Maja up and carried her off to bed for srest. Maja slept soundly, undisturbed by the

movement, but it was the distant sound of an explosion during the night that jolted her awake. She scrambled out of bed and

rushed to the living room.

The men were gone, and a wave of unease washed over her. At the door, she noticed a note under the light switch - a message

from lan.

"Stay put, I'll be back soon."

She exhaled in relief, but then a knock on the door startled her. It was the woman from next door.

"Maja, you up?"

she saw the woman holding out a

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her distance. Now, with lan away, she was at the

"I've seen him at

aback, "Does he know

recognize me, I'm sure I'd seem familiar

slender fingers twirling a sharp

into

feel a connection with you. I wasn't in those combat pits by choice; I was sold into them, like

to survive. I was the second person to make

she hesitated, glancing at Maja, unsure

calm, her expression cool and composed, "The first one

she'd already

her eyes, "Yes, he was the first. I've kept

for would be him. He might not recognize me, but

tin the combat pits, but

pain - pain that only lan

Especially in

alone.

that - worried that

followed quietly, deciding that being in the scity, even if just lingering in the shadows,

the Sanders

wrist was adorned with a small jade bead, threaded on

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