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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

on Middle Island?"

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

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

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

contact the Elder; tell him we

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

to all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was

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

at stake, they turned

had made their move. He

in the Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard for all

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

island forces,

was mad enough to take things this far, Quentin was ready to meet the

forces cby helicopter. At least thirty have been

out if anything else has happened within

Elder."

had been lost since morning, and it was likely that

well.

"Forget it then. Just fight. I want to see if K has the guts

of massive ships lay in wait. Philip lounged on the deck of

watched

vessel would pass

obliterated the island, he would

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

her trail, and Philip was

destroy the island—not yet. He wanted to

to him? That he was too consumed by darkness

to those

into the warm and gentle