Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

As lan and Oliver were left alone, the tension in the room was palpable.

Ralap, a man known for his caution, had stationed guards outside of lan's dwelling since the night before.

It was a charade of protection that thinly veiled his true intentions—surveillance. Ralap was after the medicine, a valuable

commodity in their cutthroat world. Now that it was gone, his unease was evident, yet he knew better than to lay a finger on lan.

As soon as the door closed, Oliver stood up, and brushed off the invisible dust from his jeans in a gesture of readiness.

"So, lan, when are we making our move?" he asked, the casual tone belying the gravity of their situation.

lan's gaze drifted toward the window; dusk was only a few hours away. He had deliberately leaked his location to the hounds who

were baying for his blood. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were under K's command.

K's influence seemed to have spread even here. Undoubtedly, K was holding back for sreason—if not, they would have been

wiped off the map with a single bomb, rather than this elaborate hunt within the island's confines.

But tonight, K's men would come. And when they did, amidst the clash with Ralap's forces, lan and Oliver would slip away to find

Maja.

Oliver didn't wait for an answer; he knew the pattern of their conversations well enough. Together, they silently bid their time.

Two hours later, the calm was shattered by the distant sound of gunfire. Ralap sat erect in the parlor, sipping his tea. Upon hearing

the shots, he turned to his most trusted aide.

"Go check what's happening."

But before the aide could move, the sporadic gunfire turned into a cacophony of chaos.

"Boss, I'll cover you. We need to get out of here," the aide insisted as Ralap's expression soured. Had his enemies dared to

Middle Island

a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap muttered angrily. "Take Oliver with you back

the other families.

audacity posed a direct threat to the resources of

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

contact the Elder; tell him we have an

was Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was much more than

he held the keys to all of Forbidden

the rules that governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his

they turned to

had made their move. He had

Island, but the assault was launched in the Forbidden Island, which was a

him?" Quentin mused darkly, wiping the

our island forces,

K was mad enough to take things this far, Quentin was ready to meet

cby helicopter. At least thirty have been sighted so far," reported

noted. "Find out if anything else has happened within the organization besides the capture

Elder."

been lost since morning, and it

well.

it then. Just fight. I want to see if

the coast of Forbidden Island, a fleet of massive ships lay in wait.

website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early

lockdown; no vessel would pass by for days, so their operations would

he obliterated the island, he would make it

no such intention. The island harbored Maja, lan, and the Holy Daughter.

and Philip

wanted to see her, to facilitate a

he was too consumed by

those

morphed into the