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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

a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap muttered angrily. "Take

with the other families. We must deal with

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 an

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

to all of Forbidden Island's

governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was law.

stake, they turned to him

made their move. He had expected a confrontation with

the Forbidden Island, which was a

Quentin mused darkly, wiping

all our island forces, and eliminate

to take things this far,

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

noted. "Find out if anything else has

Elder."

morning, and it was likely that K's

well.

fight. I want to

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

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surrounding waters were under lockdown; no vessel would pass by for

island, he

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

upon her trail, and Philip was astonished to

yet. He wanted to see her, to facilitate

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

those around

his expression morphed into the warm and gentle mask