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 the

layout down there's like a labyrinth. Maybe she knows how

She's our

He

a lot

else out. If we can't figure it out, that place will

lifelong prison."

felt

known the truth for a while now; the woman who had quietly vanished from the Sanders’ was nowhere

the woman they'd discovered on Forbidden Island was a

better, I'll take

was under the control of various international bodies

been destroyed, ensuring

nodded. She hadn't suffered much on the island, and the wounds from the whipping were minor. With srest,

almost fully recovered.

let's head out

to dissuade

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

recoiled slightly as

speak but felt as if something

detached man stood by his side, both towering

his gaze fixed on

didn't know what to

Dylan. The collaboration between the Sanders and the Olson

bygones be bygones and get chummy with

between them was too deep, impossible to mend in

looking back, made her way down the corridor towards

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