Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Tears streamed down Maja's cheeks in heavy drops as the weight of her predicament bore down on her.

What was she to do? After all the trouble to find her mother, was she to leave her in this cold, dreary basement?

Who could be so cruel? Who was responsible for this?

Her lips tightened, a cold fury settled in her eyes. Never before had she felt such a desire to take someone's life.

"Maja."

lan wrapped his arms around her, feeling utterly helpless.

He had planned for every contingency, but he hadn't expected the stronghold where they held Cynthia to be so impenetrable.

Gunshots still echoed in the background as he lifted Maja into his arms.

She tried to struggle, but her strength was failing her.

"I'm sorry, you need to rest."

With a swift chop to the nape of her neck, lan knocked her out.

Maja's eyes widened in disbelief before she slipped into unconsciousness.

Behind them, Cynthia remained seated behind the door, oblivious to the chaos outside, her detached expression unchanged.

lan signaled to his men with a calm voice.

"Have the mute caretaker that looked after her continue to do so."

"Understood."

first. The goons from K's outfit were already

in his arms, lan made

the silence of the basement, the two stunned

it always was for her, a silence that felt as

the basement, over a thousand cameras watched her, like a thousand

unaware that someone had tried to

whom she had worried

just stepped out of the basement when a barrage of gunfire met

were

Patric had cto, his eyes fixing lan with a deep

frowned, holding

Patric chuckled coldly.

you think you can get out

have you

into a smirk as he pointed to

deal with K, let him plant

grabbed Patric's collar, anger flashing

lost

his hand

about neither of us leave? Let's stay here on Forbidden Island.

his fate, unafraid of dying

a knife from nearby, slicing open

was determined to find

close to his

A slip of the knife, and Patric

it meant Eric would

meant lan would have killed his own