NovelEnglishThe island was still in the throes of battle.
lan, with Oliver in tow, had made their escape.
Oliver was unscathed, huffing and puffing as he trailed behind lan.
"lan, are you off to see your lady love now?"
"Yeah."
lan's tone was frosty. Hearing the gunfire outside, he pointed to a covert path.
"Take this way."
He had familiarized himself with the surroundings over the past few days.
After running for a while, Oliver felt that the sounds of battle had grown distant.
Standing in the middle of the street, lan questioned sshadowy figures.
"Where is she?"
"Mr. Raymond, we located Ms. Pennyfeather ten minutes ago. Please, follow me."
The shadowy group was a force commanded by the patriarch of the Porter family.
With the family ring bestowed upon lan by Oliver, lan had bectheir new master.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What about the other woman | asked you to find?"
"She's on Outer Island, but it's complicated."
"How so?"
"She's the spitting image of the woman in the photo you gave us, but she's blind, deaf, and locked up in a pitch-dark cellar."
With his heart skipping a beat, lan wondered what had befallen Cynthia.
He lowered his lashes, "Let's head to Maja first."
"Understood."
The group hastened toward Maja's location, yet Maja was still bedridden.
The ruckus on Middle Island tonight hadn't gone unnoticed by her.
As her eyelashes fluttered, she woke to find Patric standing by her bed and staring down with a grave expression.
She clutched the sheets, with her brows furrowing in alarm.
"What are you doing?"
But Patric didn't speak. Instead, he clasped her throat tightly.
Maja gasped for air, feeling as if life itself was being squeezed out of her.
Patric watched her face, then suddenly struck the back of her head.
She blacked out.
He scooped her up and carried her to the car parked in the yard.
The car breezed through the checkpoints of Middle Island and headed into Inner Island.
lan was a step too late. By the the arrived, the place was deserted.
"Where are they?"
He glared at the figures lurking in the dark; they knelt hurriedly.
"Mr. Raymond, the man with Ms. Pennyfeather took her to Inner Island."
The leader respectfully presented a photograph, and upon seeing it, lan recognized Patric.
Patric had already joined forces with Maja and taken her to Inner Island without authorization. What was he up to?
Having just left Inner Island, lan knew that it would be dangerous to go back, especially with Oliver's grandfather still clashing with
the opposition. The enemies would surely retreat to Inner Island tonight, and the powerful families were already eyeing lan as a
thorn in their side. If he went back as BLACK and was exposed.
Oliver peeked out from behind, his brows knitted in worry.
"lan, you're not thinking of going back to Inner Island, are you? We've just managed to escape from there. My grandfather is still
fighting those men, and once it's over, they're bound to return to Inner Island tonight. Those families see you as a threat; if you go
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmback, you'll be a target. Even if you're masquerading as BLACK, what if you're found out?"
"I have to find Maja."
He turned to leave, determined to get in the car, but Oliver grabbed him.
Oliver's face was serious, and after a long sigh, he said, "I don't know whether it was right or wrong to give you the family ring, but
I'm out of options."
"You don't need to cwithto Middle Island. Wait forhere. Once | find Maja, I'll cback for you."
"Do you think you'll make it back alive?"
Oliver wanted to believe in him, but the Inner Island families were formidable, not to mention a mysterious figure was lurking
behind them.
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