Beck watched Maja with a pang of heartache. She had returned from the ordeal at Forbidden Island considerably leaner.

Propped up against her pillow, Maja's relief was palpable now that she knew lan was safe. She had finally set her worries aside.

Beck let out a sigh. "That island used to be cut off from the world, but the continuous explosions over the last couple of days

caught the international community's eye. Several countries have sent teams to investigate, and the place is a wreck. Only a

handful of people survived. The hospital there got exposed, too, and it's stirred up a media frenzy. Several countries have filed

requests to probe into the owners of the island. The puppet masters behind it are either sshadowy organizations, or..."

He paused, a cold smirk playing at the corners of his mouth, "or the real power behind the island might just be certain nations.

Anyway, the media is all over it, hounding the story. Whoever's behind it won't dare make a move any tsoon."

Maja nodded, feeling a sudden rush of safety.

She felt secure by lan's side, but this was the first tshe realized how good it was to have family around.

She wasn't too attached to the Sanders family, but Beck, her brother, wasn't half bad.

"Beck, how's Mr. Sanders doing?"

Originally, their venture to Forbidden Island was to find an antidote, but now that the island was in ruins, what would becof

Augus?

"He's stable, but we need to find that antidote fast. Maja, this isn't all on you, don't worry. There's bound to be sleads on the

island. The Sanders’ folks are still searching."

nodded, her gaze falling. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to

the woman locked

creasing, "The layout down there's like a labyrinth. Maybe she knows how

She's our

He had suspected as

"I've sent a lot of people down there, but with tens of thousands of

it's designed to keep her in and everyone else out. If we can't figure

lifelong prison."

he felt a twinge of

had known the truth for a while now; the woman who had

discovered on Forbidden Island was a

I'll

now, Forbidden Island was under the control of various

had been destroyed, ensuring

hadn't suffered much on the island, and the wounds from the

almost fully recovered.

head out

to dissuade her, Beck

Maja opened the door, she was met with the sight of

recoiled slightly

felt as if something

side, both

instinctively stepped aside, making way for Maja, his gaze fixed on

didn't know what

between her and Dylan. The collaboration between

help to her, but to expect her to let bygones be bygones and

deep, impossible

head and, without looking back, made her

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