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?"

calledjust in

darkened. Someone that could pass for lan was a serious threat. What if this person used lan's

out splot?

your take on

bedroom where lan lay

door behind them and went

they want. They failed last time,

bet someone will try to take him away soon. He'll disappear

it might be that man who comes to us. Otherwise, as long as lan is here, it's hard

suddenly lost consciousness—the people behind that man were

tight, not

me. Lately, I've been

most plausible. So, we'll

laid lan's hand against her

end to all this and have a

closer, affectionately

worry, I'll talk to Fitch and get our big brother involved. He's sharper than

get this sorted out quickly, then we

Dad doing? Is he

keeps asking about you. But he gets

once he's stronger, he

gaze shifting

been enduring a lot

hadn't been sleeping at night, tormented in the

Phil and Philip. Since the earthquake, they've been missing. I've got a

easy to kill."

it, but no leads yet.

tucked lan's hand under the blanket and patted it gently,

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