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."

the ground, with Oliver leaning against the wall, his forehead glistening with

the depth of the tunnel, his

we're out

lan nodded.

smile tugged at Oliver's lips as he touched his chest over

paid off. He finally had

rang out of the blue, likely a

with the

his phone.

the caller ID, he saw it was Robin,

"Oliver, where are you?"

other for years, but the Bradshaw family had nearly

a stroke of

of taking a look

Robin was content

who had always yearned to

Grandpa sentto retrieve the family seal. Since

the seal was of

he had sought help from the Porters. With the Bradshaw family in shambles, Robin would have

if he didn't want the Bradshaws to be wiped from the

they were faring much better than the Bradshaws,

center of the explosion.

Bradshaws

Oliver looked at lan.

to Robin. He

within ten

"Sure."

couldn't help

my life was handing that thing over to you.

respect for Oliver's demeanor,

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