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."

ground, with Oliver leaning

gazed into the depth of the tunnel, his voice tinged with

go through this passage, we're out in

lan nodded.

lips as he touched his chest

paid off. He finally had the

likely a call from someone in the Porter

still in possession of the family seal, and with

his phone. He was so close to leaving

he saw it was Robin, a

"Oliver, where are you?"

known each other for years, but the Bradshaw family had nearly been

stroke

thinking of taking a look at

was content with life on Inner

yearned to break free

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

seal was of no

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

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

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

center of the explosion.

a few Bradshaws were

Oliver looked at lan.

I'll deliver it to Robin. He should be close

within

"Sure."

the seal, Oliver couldn't help

biggest bet of my life was handing that thing over to

respond. He had a certain respect for Oliver's

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