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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?"

saw the woman

your dinner yet, have you? Let's

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woman had kept her distance. Now, with lan away, she was at

nodded, her gaze drifting to the window, "I've

was taken aback, "Does

he doesn't recognize me, I'm sure

fingers twirling a sharp dagger - a blade

bloom into a flower in her

connection with you. I wasn't in those

beasts just to survive. I was the second person to make it

glancing at Maja, unsure whether to

her expression cool and composed,

seemed she'd already

glint in her eyes, "Yes, he was the first. I've kept tabs on him since then.

would be him. He might not recognize me, but he'd find my

about lan's tin the combat pits, but becoming a

- pain that only lan himself truly

never one to volunteer his past. Especially in front of those he cared about, he preferred to

alone.

cto prevent him from doing just that - worried that he might

scity, even

at the

woman's wrist was adorned with a small jade bead, threaded on a red string. Noticing Maja's gaze, she offered