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?"

photo you gave us, but she's blind, deaf, and locked

beat, lan wondered

lowered his lashes, "Let's head

"Understood."

toward Maja's location, yet Maja was

ruckus on Middle Island tonight

to find Patric standing by her bed and staring down with

clutched the sheets, with

"What are you doing?"

didn't speak. Instead, he clasped her throat

gasped for air, feeling as if life itself was being squeezed out

her face, then suddenly struck the back of her

She blacked out.

car parked in the yard. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on

of Middle Island and headed into

late. By the the

"Where are they?"

lurking in the dark;

Ms. Pennyfeather took

a photograph, and upon

her

would be dangerous

Island tonight, and the powerful families were already eyeing lan as

their side. If he went

behind, his

Island, are you?

it's over, they're bound to return to Inner Island tonight. Those families see you as a threat;

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