The island was still in the throes of battle.

lan, with Oliver in tow, had made their escape.

Oliver was unscathed, huffing and puffing as he trailed behind lan.

"lan, are you off to see your lady love now?"

"Yeah."

lan's tone was frosty. Hearing the gunfire outside, he pointed to a covert path.

"Take this way."

He had familiarized himself with the surroundings over the past few days.

After running for a while, Oliver felt that the sounds of battle had grown distant.

Standing in the middle of the street, lan questioned sshadowy figures.

"Where is she?"

"Mr. Raymond, we located Ms. Pennyfeather ten minutes ago. Please, follow me."

The shadowy group was a force commanded by the patriarch of the Porter family.

With the family ring bestowed upon lan by Oliver, lan had bectheir new master.

"What about the other woman I asked you to find?"

"She's on Outer Island, but it's complicated."

"How so?"

in the photo you gave us, but

heart skipping a beat, lan wondered what

lowered his lashes, "Let's head to Maja

"Understood."

toward Maja's location,

Middle Island tonight

eyelashes fluttered, she woke to find Patric standing by her bed

the sheets, with her brows furrowing in

"What are you doing?"

didn't speak. Instead, he clasped her throat

air, feeling as if life itself

face, then suddenly struck

She blacked out.

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the checkpoints of Middle Island

too late. By the the arrived, the

"Where are they?"

glared at the figures lurking in the dark;

man with Ms. Pennyfeather took her to

leader respectfully presented a photograph, and

with Maja and taken her to Inner Island without

knew that it would be dangerous to go back, especially with Oliver's grandfather

Island tonight, and the powerful families were

their side. If he went back as BLACK and

out from behind, his

are you? We've just managed to escape from

men, and once it's over, they're bound to return to Inner Island tonight. Those families

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