Maja's eyes suddenly brimmed with tears as she placed Beck's hand against her cheek without uttering a word.

Beck, feeling even more guilty, cleared his throat awkwardly, "I'll take care of this for you, don't worry about Queena. As long as

lan pulls through, that's what matters, right?"

The more he spoke, the less convinced he sounded.

There were two reasons for his unease, firstly, he had concealed the fact that lan was still alive, and secondly, he had let Queena

get away.

lan had been laid up for another whole day.

When he awoke, the room was bathed in sunlight.

Turning his head, he saw Maja lying beside him.

Maja was sleeping soundly, her hand tightly clutching his.

They were in the master bedroom of Greenfield Gardens, a place he knew all too well.

A wave of tenderness washed over him, and he felt little desire to get out of bed.

He tried to pull his hand free, but Maja's grip was firm, and her eyes were still red, likely from crying.

His heart ached with a mixture of pain and tenderness as he drew closer, enveloping her entirely in his embrace.

When Maja woke with a start, her immediate concern was to check on lan's health.

"I'm really okay," he insisted.

But Maja wouldn't hear of it and proceeded to give him a thorough examination right there on the bed.

His injuries had mostly healed, but the issue of being poisoned was something that wouldn't resolve anytsoon.

lan looked fine on the surface, but he was biting the inside of his cheek to carry on a normal conversation, the itch in his bones

thin sheen

up and, with a soothing rub on Maja's head, headed into the bathroom

body was clamoring for something,

it hadn't been for Beck revealing the truth, he would never

to make the poison.

a deep breath. When he stepped out, he

sky after

evening, a few of lan's friends arrived at

had been given a festive makeover, ostensibly

Maja's spirits, and she was

bearing gifts,

they found the house warmly

arrived

a moment's hesitation, Tyler blurted out, "Should I say congratulations on

were indeed

forward, casting a quick glance at lan to make

The guy's got nine lives; he's not

and had sent

keeping a tight leash on

drinks, desserts,

time, and

feeding him a piece.

indicating he

planning on setting

mind since he woke up, but with Maja's pregnancy showing, he was worried she wouldn't feel beautiful in

wedding dress.

looked at Maja, letting

her belly,

My belly's only going to

that."

as she finished speaking, the

and to everyone's surprise,

her eyes lit up when she saw

are for the

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