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?"

of the woman in the photo you gave us, but she's blind, deaf, and locked up in a

skipping a beat, lan wondered what

his lashes, "Let's

"Understood."

location,

ruckus on Middle Island tonight hadn't gone

woke to find Patric standing by her

clutched the sheets, with her brows

"What are you doing?"

didn't speak. Instead,

feeling as if life itself was

her face, then suddenly struck the

She blacked out.

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

the checkpoints of Middle

late. By

"Where are they?"

at the figures lurking in the dark; they

Raymond, the man with Ms. Pennyfeather took her to

leader respectfully presented a photograph, and

taken her to Inner Island without authorization. What was he

would be dangerous to go back, especially with Oliver's grandfather still clashing

Inner Island tonight, and the powerful families were

their side. If he went back as

from behind, his brows knitted in

to Inner Island, are you? We've just managed to escape from there.

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

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