K tapped his fingers in the air, a subtle gesture aimed at the person beside him.

"Where's Quentin?"

"His stepdad pulled him away. The whole Forbidden Island is in chaos, and that man is furious. Whatever punishment Mr. Gellar has

in store for him, it's probably going to be..."

That man was ruthless, and he wouldn't let Quentin off the hook.

Quentin had lent a hand to lan and Maja, and now the island was in disarray.

K's lips tightened slightly. "Find out what's happening with Quentin."

"Right away."

Quentin needed to be stopped from causing further chaos. Otherwise, lan and Maja might actually make a break for it.

K was no longer sure of their exact whereabouts. He had people searching for Patric's location, but Patric wasn't with Maja.

He had promised to bring Maja to Patric.

But with Quentin meddling, and the influence of others creeping in, K was feeling the strain.

Unless that man got in touch with him.

As if on cue, his phone rang.

A deep voice cthrough from the other end.

"Quentin told lan about the tunnels location. The exit is about fifty meters above sea level; it's a spot prone to accidents."

K raised an eyebrow, a crooked smile forming.

on the line was Quentin's stepfather, and it

the lifesaving tunnel's secret was out, what other secrets did

"How's Quentin?"

"Paying the price."

that punishment

man, in his fifties, hung up after listening to a servant's

has passed

with it all,

"Continue."

voice was devoid of mercy,

on Gøøglᴇ to access

bowed their head, saying

and activated the cameras

known only to him, recorded every move

were here,

It was Cynthia.

cell were lined

of privacy in the restroom, she

the screen, his

break in here

curled into a cold sneer, and

"Cynthia."

voice, identical to the one in the underground cell,

sat quietly on the bed, blind and deaf to her

she could hear his voice, precisely the sound projected

within her body was a

to lan and Maja's

better than to respond, she lay back down, her expression

"Cynthia, tfor dinner."

just leaned

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