The truth that Patrick had been desperately searching for was too heart-wrenching, and he found himself hesitating to take out lan

and Maja. In the end, he accomplished nothing.

Patrick vanished in the blink of an eye, unwilling to utter another word.

lan pulled Maja back into his embrace, feeling a heavy weight in his chest.

Gunfire continued all around them - a fierce shootout between the Porter clan and K's gang.

K had called in a horde to the Forbidden Island for an ambush, riled up for reasons unknown.

Clutching Maja, lan motioned for the others to keep close as they hurried towards the secret passage Quentin had disclosed.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, a testament to the unknown number of lives lost on their path.

Upon reaching their destination, lan made sure Oliver was still with them before they quickly entered the tunnel.

The sound of explosions carried on outside, but they were no longer lan's concern.

Quentin had claimed this tunnel led straight to the shore of Forbidden Island, where Dylan and Abner's men would be waiting in a

chopper.

The night was a total melee, but with Dylan and Abner's guys around, K's forces were held at bay.

Gasping for air at the tunnel entrance, lan's crew tried to catch their breath, chests heaving.

They'd run the entire way, and even the fittest were spent.

lan raised his hand, gently caressing Maja's cheek.

"Let's rest here for ten minutes."

group promptly collapsed on the ground, with Oliver leaning against the wall, his forehead glistening with

of the

passage, we're out in the open world,

lan nodded.

Oliver's lips as he touched his chest over his

paid off. He finally had the chance to see what

blue, likely

and with the night's events

his phone. He was so close to leaving it all

caller ID, he saw it was Robin,

"Oliver, where are you?"

for years, but the Bradshaw

a stroke of

thinking of taking a look at

Robin was content with life

one who had always yearned

Grandpa sentto retrieve the family seal. Since you're leaving, hand it over,

Oliver realized the seal was

the Porters. With the Bradshaw

with the other major families if he didn't want the Bradshaws to be

night, they were faring much better than the Bradshaws, who were at

center of the explosion.

a few Bradshaws

Oliver looked at lan.

I'll deliver it to Robin. He should

back within

"Sure."

couldn't

of my life was handing that thing over to you.

respect for Oliver's demeanor, calm

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