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."

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locked in

her brow creasing, "The layout down there's like a labyrinth.

She's our

was silent. He had

he rubbed his temples, "I've sent a lot of people down there, but with tens of

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

lifelong prison."

finishing, he felt a twinge

a while now; the woman who had quietly vanished from the

woman they'd discovered on Forbidden Island was a key figure, but she

better, I'll take you to see

of

been destroyed, ensuring

and the

almost fully recovered.

head

dissuade her,

the door, she was met with the sight of Dylan,

slightly as their eyes

felt as if something was choking him, unable to utter

both towering figures nearly blocking out the

making way for Maja, his gaze fixed

didn't know what

were awkward between her and Dylan. The collaboration between the Sanders and

be bygones and get chummy with Dylan was out of the

too deep, impossible to

lowered her head and, without looking back, made her way down the corridor

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