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."

on the ground, with Oliver leaning against the wall, his

of the tunnel, his voice tinged

we go through this passage, we're

lan nodded.

lips as

had paid off. He finally had the chance to see what lay

out of the blue, likely a call from someone in the

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

tempted to just shut off his phone. He was so close to leaving it

he saw it was Robin, a

"Oliver, where are you?"

for years, but the Bradshaw family had nearly been

a stroke

thinking of taking a look

was content

one who had always yearned

family seal. Since you're leaving, hand

the seal was of no use to

from the Porters.

he didn't want the Bradshaws to be wiped

they were faring much better than the Bradshaws, who

center of the explosion.

a few Bradshaws

Oliver looked at lan.

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

back within

"Sure."

couldn't help but crack

bet of my life was handing that thing over to

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

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