Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

The truth that Patrick had been desperately searching for was too heart-wrenching, and he found himself hesitating to take out lan

and Maja. In the end, he accomplished nothing.

Patrick vanished in the blink of an eye, unwilling to utter another word.

lan pulled Maja back into his embrace, feeling a heavy weight in his chest.

Gunfire continued all around them - a fierce shootout between the Porter clan and K's gang.

K had called in a horde to the Forbidden Island for an ambush, riled up for reasons unknown.

Clutching Maja, lan motioned for the others to keep close as they hurried towards the secret passage Quentin had disclosed.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, a testament to the unknown number of lives lost on their path.

Upon reaching their destination, lan made sure Oliver was still with them before they quickly entered the tunnel.

The sound of explosions carried on outside, but they were no longer lan's concern.

Quentin had claimed this tunnel led straight to the shore of Forbidden Island, where Dylan and Abner's men would be waiting in a

chopper.

The night was a total melee, but with Dylan and Abner's guys around, K's forces were held at bay.

Gasping for air at the tunnel entrance, lan's crew tried to catch their breath, chests heaving.

They'd run the entire way, and even the fittest were spent.

lan raised his hand, gently caressing Maja's cheek.

"Let's rest here for ten minutes."

collapsed on the ground, with Oliver leaning against the wall, his

of the

go through this passage, we're out in

lan nodded.

lips as he touched his

He finally had the chance to see what lay beyond their

blue, likely a call from someone in the

family seal, and with the night's events

shut off his phone. He was so close to leaving it all

at the caller ID, he saw it was

"Oliver, where are you?"

for years, but the Bradshaw family had nearly been obliterated

stroke of

taking a

Oliver, Robin was content

had always yearned to break

retrieve the family seal. Since

Oliver realized the seal was of no use to him

had sought help from the Porters. With the

families if he didn't want the Bradshaws to be wiped

own turmoil that night, they were faring much better than

center of the explosion.

few Bradshaws

Oliver looked at lan.

it to Robin.

within ten

"Sure."

seal, Oliver couldn't

life was handing that thing over to you. Lucky for me, I

didn't respond. He had a certain respect for Oliver's