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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

to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap

to consult with the other families. We

audacity posed a direct threat to the resources of Inner Island's ruling

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

Elder; tell him we

Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was much

held the keys to all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was privy

set the rules that governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was law. Now, with the island's

stake, they turned to him for

that K's men had made their move. He had expected a confrontation with

but the assault was launched in the Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard

him?" Quentin mused darkly, wiping the

island forces, and eliminate K's

this far, Quentin was ready to

K's forces cby helicopter. At least thirty have been sighted so far,"

Quentin noted. "Find out if anything else has happened within the organization besides the capture of the

Elder."

been lost since morning, and it was likely that K's men had

well.

want to see if K has the guts to

of Forbidden Island, a fleet of massive ships lay in

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surrounding waters were under lockdown; no vessel would pass by

he would make

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

trail, and Philip was astonished to find her

island—not yet. He wanted to

was too consumed by

those

his expression morphed into the warm and gentle