The glass cabwasn't made of the ordinary kind one saw in storefronts. Under the weight of sunseen force, it had

shattered, sending shards skittering across the floor where they lacerated the back of his hand, leaving behind a trail of blood.

But he didn't care, not even enough to bandage the wound. Instead, he just turned around and headed back to his room to sleep.

lan watched the scene unfold with a mix of confusion and disbelief. What was this guy on?

It wasn't until lan passed by another room and heard noises that should have been private -noises so cringeworthy that he wished

he could unhear them. The deliberate cooing and feigned innocence emanating from a woman in her fifties sent shivers down his

spine.

He knew what was happening behind that door, and he heard the nthe woman was calling out.

Suddenly, it all clicked for lan. Philip had lost his marbles. In a desperate bid to please this woman, he had thrown his own brother

to the wolves - or rather, to an old vixen with a heart of stone. No wonder the guy was losing his mind.

After all, Philip was a man of pride.

A smirk of irony touched lan's eyes. The world was a twisted stage, and Philip, who thought he was pulling all the strings, was just

as much a puppet as the rest.

What went around, caround.

When lan got back to his room, an hour had passed. He had gotten a good sense of the layout, except for Dylan, he'd located all

the living souls. But he suspected there were parts of the air ducts he hadn't accessed yet. So far, he hadn't detected any area that

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Like that man in the central hall earlier - his quarters remained elusive.

base. Now it seemed they only

quarter housed the elite.

about sof the toxins in the core lab, but he wasn't about to make a move just

more days of

since she lost contact with lan.

hallway.

had made her promise not to leave the building, and she

rooms on all three floors, giving

a woman staggering

expect

the hotel's entrance. She wanted to

lan's men.

Mr. Raymond insists you

just collapsed outside the

a nasty bug going around, Cania sickness. If she's caught it, you're at risk too. We can't just go

took a deep breath, "She doesn't look sick;

"Alright, we'll have someone take a look, get her to the hospital for

before bringing her back

nodded. It was the best they could

brought back to the hotel. She had taken bullets

had been removed, the

at 5 AM, but she was still unconscious. It wasn't until two more

woman in the

was raspy

nodded and handed her swater, "How

"Fine, thanks."

did you get

"Il went

at Maja's belly, and as if

"Keep your distance from

checked; you're healthy. But do you realize how contagious that

always felt my brother was still alive. I met a local in the

boy wearing a jade bead

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