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As lan and Oliver were left alone, the tension in the room was palpable.

Ralap, a man known for his caution, had stationed guards outside of lan's dwelling since the night before.

It was a charade of protection that thinly veiled his true intentions—surveillance. Ralap was after the medicine, a valuable

commodity in their cutthroat world. Now that it was gone, his unease was evident, yet he knew better than to lay a finger on lan.

As soon as the door closed, Oliver stood up, and brushed off the invisible dust from his jeans in a gesture of readiness.

"So, lan, when are we making our move?" he asked, the casual tone belying the gravity of their situation.

lan's gaze drifted toward the window; dusk was only a few hours away. He had deliberately leaked his location to the hounds who

were baying for his blood. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were under K's command.

K's influence seemed to have spread even here. Undoubtedly, K was holding back for sreason—if not, they would have been

wiped off the map with a single bomb, rather than this elaborate hunt within the island's confines.

But tonight, K's men would come. And when they did, amidst the clash with Ralap's forces, lan and Oliver would slip away to find

Maja.

Oliver didn't wait for an answer; he knew the pattern of their conversations well enough. Together, they silently bid their time.

Two hours later, the calm was shattered by the distant sound of gunfire. Ralap sat erect in the parlor, sipping his tea. Upon hearing

the shots, he turned to his most trusted aide.

"Go check what's happening."

But before the aide could move, the sporadic gunfire turned into a cacophony of chaos.

"Boss, I'll cover you. We need to get out of here," the aide insisted as Ralap's expression soured. Had his enemies dared to

upon Middle Island so

got the gall to cause such a ruckus on Middle

I need to consult with the other families. We must deal

audacity posed a direct threat to the resources of Inner Island's ruling families. They had to eradicate them

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

the Elder; tell him we have

'Elder' was Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was much more than a collaborator like BLACK to

all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was privy to every

rules that governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was law. Now, with

stake, they turned to him for

already aware that K's men had made their move. He

Island, which was a blatant disregard for all

Quentin mused darkly, wiping the blood

island forces,

to take things this far, Quentin was ready to meet the

thirty have been sighted so far," reported an

bold move," Quentin noted. "Find out if anything else has happened

Elder."

since morning, and it

well.

to

Forbidden Island, a fleet of massive ships lay in wait. Philip lounged on the deck of one, swirling

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lockdown; no vessel would pass by for days,

he would make it escaping the

had no such intention. The island harbored Maja, lan, and the Holy Daughter. His agents at the

had stumbled upon her trail, and Philip was astonished

yet. He wanted to see her,

once said to him? That he was too consumed by darkness to lead, that his ruthlessness

those around

curled into a smile, but quickly his expression morphed into the warm and gentle mask he wore as Phelps