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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 so

to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?"

the other families. We

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

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

contact the Elder; tell him we have

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

Forbidden Island's surveillance,

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

at stake, they turned

already aware that K's men had made their move. He had expected a confrontation

Forbidden Island,

Quentin mused darkly, wiping the blood from his

our island forces, and eliminate

mad enough to take things this far, Quentin was ready

Gellar, K's forces cby helicopter. At least thirty have

has happened within the organization

Elder."

since morning, and it was likely that

well.

I want to see if K has the guts to destroy the

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

he watched helicopters swarm

were under lockdown; no vessel would pass by for days, so their operations

he would make it

Maja, lan, and the

trail, and Philip was

He wanted

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

those

morphed into the warm and gentle mask he wore as