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."

small group promptly collapsed on the ground, with Oliver leaning against the

the tunnel, his voice

we're

lan nodded.

smile tugged at Oliver's lips as

off. He finally had the chance

the blue, likely a call from someone in the

family seal, and with the night's events and Oliver's absence, they were

shut off his phone. He was so close to leaving

at the caller ID, he saw it was Robin, a

"Oliver, where are you?"

other for years, but the Bradshaw family had nearly been obliterated

a stroke

taking a look

Oliver, Robin was content with life

yearned to break free

Since you're leaving, hand

seal was of no use to him

help from the Porters. With the Bradshaw family in shambles,

didn't want the Bradshaws to

turmoil that night, they

center of the explosion.

Bradshaws

Oliver looked at lan.

it to Robin.

within

"Sure."

couldn't help but crack a

bet of my life was handing that thing

respond. He had a certain respect for Oliver's demeanor, calm yet fiercely

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