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

got the gall to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap muttered angrily. "Take Oliver with you

need to consult with the other families. We must deal with this external threat as

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

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

Elder; tell him

Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was much more than a collaborator

sacrosanct, because he held the keys to all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore

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

stake, they turned to him for

their move. He had expected a confrontation with K upon

Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard for

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

all our island forces,

mad enough to take things this far, Quentin was

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

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

Elder."

it was likely that K's men had seized

well.

it then. Just fight. I want to see if K

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

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vessel would pass by

obliterated the island, he would make

such intention. The island harbored Maja, lan, and the Holy Daughter.

had stumbled upon her trail, and Philip was astonished to find her

the island—not yet. He wanted to see her, to facilitate

too consumed by darkness to lead, that his ruthlessness and cunning

to those around

into the warm and gentle mask he wore as Phelps back

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