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

the gall to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap muttered angrily.

with the other families. We must deal with this

intruders' audacity posed a direct threat to the resources of Inner Island's ruling families. They had to eradicate

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

contact the Elder; tell him

'Elder' was Quentin, a man revered by the families. Quentin was much more than a collaborator like BLACK to them; he

keys to all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he

Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word was law. Now, with

they turned to him

aware that K's men had made their move. He had expected a

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

gotten into him?" Quentin mused darkly, wiping the blood

all our island forces, and eliminate K's

was mad enough to take things this

cby helicopter. At least thirty have

out if anything else has happened within

Elder."

had been lost since morning, and it was likely that K's men had seized the

well.

deepened. "Forget it then. Just fight. I want to see if K has the guts

lay in

he watched helicopters

lockdown; no vessel would pass by

island, he would make it escaping

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

and Philip was astonished to

the island—not yet. He wanted to see

to him? That he was too consumed

to those

expression morphed into the warm