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

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

I 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

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

the Elder; tell him

was much more

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

Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was

they turned to

K's men had made their move.

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

him?" Quentin mused darkly, wiping the blood

island forces, and eliminate

mad enough to take things this

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

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

Elder."

organization had been lost since morning, and it was likely

well.

to see if K has the

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pass by for days, so their operations would

if he obliterated the island, he would make it escaping the international

had no such intention. The island harbored Maja, lan, and the Holy

trail, and Philip was

He wanted

he was too consumed by darkness to lead, that his

to those

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

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