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?"

to whiskaway, but lan calledjust in time, and

expression darkened. Someone that could pass for lan was a serious threat. What if

out splot?

your

the bedroom

them and went over

which means I have something they want. They failed last time, so they'll definitely

bet someone will try

who comes to us. Otherwise, as long as lan is here, it's hard for

had suddenly lost consciousness—the people behind that man were

his hand tight,

troubled me. Lately, I've been thinking about

plausible. So, we'll see

lan's hand against her

want to put an end to all this and have a peaceful wedding with him,

closer, affectionately ruffling her

involved. He's sharper than I am, and

this sorted out quickly, then we can plan

Dad doing? Is

better. He's up and walking now, keeps asking about you. But he gets winded after just a few steps, can't

him recuperate, and once

shifting back

he'd been enduring a

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

Phil and Philip. Since the earthquake, they've

easy to kill."

yet. Philip is

tucked lan's hand under the blanket and patted it gently, "Then we wait and see who's

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