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

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

her. She's

was silent. He had suspected as

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

keep her in and everyone else out. If we can't figure it out,

lifelong prison."

felt a

woman who had quietly

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

once you're better, I'll take you

now, Forbidden Island was under the control of various international bodies

been destroyed, ensuring

island, and the wounds from

almost fully recovered.

head

to dissuade

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

slightly as

if something was choking him,

side, both towering figures nearly

his gaze fixed on the distance,

didn't know what to

awkward between her and Dylan. The collaboration between the Sanders

to expect her to let bygones be bygones and get

too deep, impossible to

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

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