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.

entire base. Now it seemed

quarter housed the elite.

in the core lab, but he wasn't about to

of observation were

edge ever since she lost contact with lan. She couldn't

hallway.

promise not to leave the building, and she had been obedient, only venturing as far as

rooms on all three floors, giving

spotted a woman staggering

days. Didn't expect she'd

hotel's entrance.

lan's men.

Mr. Raymond insists you

collapsed outside the hotel. Please, check

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

"She doesn't look sick;

someone take a look, get her to the hospital for a check-up;

before bringing

was the best they

later, the woman was brought back to the hotel. She had taken bullets

removed, the wounds neatly

at 5 AM, but she

woman in the

Her voice was raspy and

her swater, "How do you

"Fine, thanks."

you

a sip, the woman's throat felt better, "Il went to that

she instinctively glanced at Maja's belly, and as if afraid she might contaminate her with

"Keep your distance

But do

woman forced a smile, "I told you before, I always felt my brother

wearing a jade

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