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?"

the photo you gave

skipping a beat,

his lashes, "Let's

"Understood."

toward Maja's location, yet Maja was

ruckus on Middle Island tonight hadn't gone

to find Patric standing by her

with

"What are you doing?"

didn't speak. Instead, he clasped her throat

feeling as if life itself was being

then suddenly struck

She blacked out.

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of Middle Island and headed

By the the

"Where are they?"

glared at the figures lurking in the dark; they knelt

with Ms. Pennyfeather

respectfully presented a photograph, and upon seeing it,

and taken her to Inner Island without authorization. What was he

Island, lan knew that it would be dangerous to go back,

retreat to Inner Island tonight, and the powerful families were

went back as

out from behind, his brows knitted in

are you? We've just

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

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