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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

Middle Island

to cause such a ruckus on

consult with the other families. We must deal with this

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

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

him we

Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was

Forbidden

Elder set the rules that governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his

at stake, they turned to him

had made their move. He had expected a confrontation with

assault was launched in the Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard for all the island's

gotten into him?" Quentin mused darkly, wiping the blood from

our island forces,

K was mad enough to take things this

least thirty

noted. "Find out if anything else has

Elder."

with the organization had been lost since morning, and it was likely

well.

to see if K has the

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

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waters were under lockdown; no vessel would pass by

he obliterated the island, he would make it

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

and Philip was astonished to find her

He wanted to see her, to facilitate a

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

to those around

but quickly his expression morphed into the warm and gentle mask he wore