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?"

woman

yet,

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had arrived, the woman had kept her distance.

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aback, "Does he

he doesn't recognize me, I'm sure I'd

leaned back, her slender fingers twirling

bloom into a flower in her

those combat pits

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hesitated, glancing at Maja, unsure whether to

cool and composed, "The

seemed she'd already figured

in her eyes, "Yes, he was the first.

were looking for would be him. He might not recognize me,

much about lan's tin the combat pits, but becoming a leader there as a teenager must

of pain - pain that only lan himself

his past. Especially in front

alone.

that

that being in the scity, even if just lingering

the Sanders

adorned with a small jade bead, threaded on a red string.

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