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

cause such a ruckus on

with the other families. We must deal

a direct threat to the resources of Inner Island's ruling

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

tell him

was much more than a collaborator like BLACK to them; he

of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was

governed Forbidden Island for centuries, and his word

they turned to him

K's men had made their

but the assault was launched in the Forbidden Island, which was a blatant disregard for all

Quentin mused darkly, wiping the

our island forces, and eliminate K's

things this far, Quentin was ready to meet the challenge

thirty have been sighted so

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

Elder."

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

well.

it then. Just fight. I want to see if

lay in wait.

he watched helicopters swarm

waters were under lockdown; no vessel would pass by for days, so their

obliterated the island, he would make

The island harbored Maja, lan, and the Holy Daughter. His agents at the Mental Hospital

upon her trail, and Philip was

couldn't destroy the island—not yet. He wanted

was too consumed by darkness to lead, that his ruthlessness

to those around

expression morphed into the warm