As she awaited word from Fitch, she had lan taken to Greenfield Gardens and made a point to scrutinize every individual there.

No one raised her suspicions, so she turned to Jeff.

"Who did he meet with today?"

Jeff recounted the day's encounters.

Maja settled calmly onto the couch. If it was Bernard, there was no cause for concern.

What step had gone awry?

She called for Beck.

"Beck, when you guys were searching over in Cania, did you cacross a man who looked a lot like lan? My first night in Cania,

sguy posing as lan cto pickup. He bore a striking resemblance to lan. Lately, there haven't been any suspicious

characters around me, and I've almost got the measure of everyone else. It's just that man; I still don't know which side he's

playing for."

And with the research facility's affairs being a thing of the past, it was odd that the man's faction hadn't made a move.

Was it because they had already acted, or because they hadn't?

With the enemy in the shadows and them in the light, they needed to get to the bottom of this.

"I've never seen this man, but considering you were almost fooled, he must look a lot like lan. Was he targeting you?"

but lan calledjust in time, and

a serious threat. What if this person used lan's identity to

out splot?

your take

bedroom where lan

and went over to

means I have something they want. They failed

someone will try to

reappears, it might be that man who comes to us. Otherwise, as long as

lost consciousness—the people behind that

held his hand tight,

always troubled me. Lately, I've been thinking about

plausible. So, we'll see who tries to

lan's hand against

end to all this and have a peaceful

moved closer, affectionately ruffling her

Fitch and get our big brother involved. He's sharper than I am, and with his influence, Abner will

sorted out quickly,

Dad doing?

walking now, keeps asking about you. But he gets winded after just a few steps,

once

gaze shifting

said he'd been

learned that lan hadn't been sleeping at night, tormented in the small hours

Since the earthquake, they've

easy to kill."

no leads yet. Philip

it gently, "Then we wait and see who's coming

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