NovelEnglishMaja couldn't help but feel the encounter with the woman was too coincidental, and yet when they were both caught up in a
foreign land's black market, the woman showed no sign of panic.
But what Maja chose to believe was the genuine emotion in the woman's eyes when she spoke of finding her brother. That kind of
feeling couldn't be faked; perhaps she truly was here to look for someone.
Later, as they entered the hotel together and caught sight of each other's faces, the woman showed no surprise, confirming she
didn't recognize Maja.
Maja sipped the broth from the bowl before her.
"She must be here to find someone," she mused.
lan reached out, affectionately ruffling her hair. He knew Maja well; she appeared aloof but was tender-hearted and struggled to be
harsh to anyone. Her strong sense of responsibility was both a blessing and a curse.
Anyway, he wouldn't force her to change.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter finishing her soup, Maja brushed her teeth.
When she emerged from the bathroom, lan set aside his laptop and began to dry her hair, a moment of intimacy they hadn't
shared in a long time. Maja leaned against his chest, the warm air lulling her towards sleep.
lan's fingers weaved through her hair, and seeing her exhaustion, he gently massaged her scalp until she drifted off. He tucked her
in carefully before the phone rang.
"Sir, do we need to cto your hotel?" his man on the other end asked.
"Yeah, cover. I'll go downstairs to book rooms for you guys. There's a whole crowd coming soon."
"Got it."
lan reserved the rest of the vacant rooms on their floor and elsewhere in the hotel. After making sure his people would have places
to stay, he called the underground fight club, directing Nydia to send reinforcements.
Nydia, worried upon hearing he was in Cania, a place recently rife with chaos, said, "Isn't it a bit messy over there?"
"I'm giving you a number, Nydia. Contact Walter; he'll know how to send folk over."
With flights to Cania grounded, only someone like Walter, with his global connections, could secure air travel rights within hours.
lan could do the same, but it would take days, which he didn't have. He wanted his people to fly over with Dylan.
The call was timely; Nydia immediately got in touch and dispatched her best fighters—fifty from the underground club, all top-
notch.
lan brought them to safeguard Maja at the hotel. With her pregnant, there was no room for mishaps.
Once everything was in place, lan showered and lay down beside Maja.
Holding her close, he deeply inhaled her scent, feeling a peace he hadn't known in ages. Despite the dangers surrounding them,
tseemed more bearable with her by his side.
A day later, Dylan and Walter arrived in Cania.
Maja was still asleep when she heard voices outside. Without much concern, she turned over and continued to rest.
She faintly heard lan's voice mingling with others, followed by the sharp crack of gunfire not far from the hotel but not in the
hallway.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMaja sprang up and peered out the window.
In the nearby park, people were in a frenzy, rushing to escape the source of the gunfire.
It seemed the recent outbreak had ignited unrest among the locals.
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