Clutching the family seal ring in his fist, Oliver turned on his heel and walked away without a backward glance.

With a gentle touch, lan brushed Maja's hair from her sweat-dampened forehead as she lay on the ground, lost in a fitful slumber

that even her dreams couldn't soothe.

His heart ached for her, and guilt gnawed at him for not being able to save her mother.

But right now, protecting Maja was his only focus.

He buried his face in the crook of her neck, a rare moment of vulnerability washing over him.

Ever since they had set foot on Forbidden Island, he hadn't dared to rest, working tirelessly to convince Oliver, investigate the

elders’ secrets, and familiarize himself with the treacherous terrain.

He regretted dragging Maja into this mess.

The situation with Patric had spiraled beyond his understanding. He wasn't omnipotent; even he could make a mistake.

"Oliver, you've got ten minutes. If you're not back by then, I'm leaving without you," lan said into his phone, his voice steady but

firm.

"Okay," cthe terse reply.

Oliver was already a good distance away, his figure gradually swallowed by the smoke and chaos of the battlefield.

lan started the ten-minute countdown on his phone, determined to keep his promise to Oliver.

Leaning against the wall, he held Maja tightly in his arms as the seconds ticked by. Seven minutes passed without any sign of

Oliver, causing lan's brow to furrow with concern.

Two more minutes slipped away, and still no Oliver.

approached, lan's gaze was fixed, unblinking on the

know that Oliver, who had gambled everything, was now lying bloodied and broken, his body

kiss his cheeks. Desperately, he tried to crawl toward the rendezvous point

but could only manage to move a

his eyelids grew heavy, a figure approached, stopping close by. A pair of

It was lan's

his head, but he couldn't even muster the strength

in the gory sight of Oliver's chest wound. It was clear there was no saving

in his

his eyes for a brief second, swallowing the lump

a pained smile on his lips, but his arm fell

for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the

cto confront Robin, driven only by a flicker of

Robin plunged the knife into Oliver's heart, he

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family couldn't tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was

his eyes for the last time, Oliver

at the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving Oliver's body

rubble

reached the entrance to the

he spoke softly, "Anyone who wants to leave with

few exchanged hesitant glances.

Instead, he strode into the depths of

saluted in the direction he had gone. "Mr.

Porter family, and having temporarily followed lan's

unfamiliar with the world outside; it would

were not like Oliver, who had the resolve to break free from it all. They only wished to protect their own small

territory.

back, holding Maja close as he moved

growing darker by the minute. He had expected a smooth operation,

to his shock, Quentin

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