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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.

gaze was

know that Oliver, who had gambled everything, was now lying

up at the murky sky, Oliver felt raindrops kiss his cheeks. Desperately, he tried to crawl toward

could only manage

stopping close by. A pair of

It was lan's

wanted to shake his head, but he couldn't even

It was clear there was no saving him. A direct

merely in his final

his eyes for a brief second, swallowing the lump

a pained smile on his lips, but his arm

for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only one who truly wanted

from the Inner Island. He shouldn't have cto confront Robin,

the knife into Oliver's heart, he uttered only one

family must

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couldn't tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was no way they would let

closing his eyes for the last time,

looked up at the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned

rubble

he reached the entrance to the tunnel,

Maja up, he spoke softly, "Anyone who wants to leave with me,

few exchanged hesitant glances. "What about Oliver?"

he strode into the

the group saluted in the direction he had gone. "Mr. Raymond, until our paths cross

temporarily followed lan's command, returning would mean certain

unfamiliar with the world outside; it would be a fate worse

from it all. They only wished to protect their

territory.

Maja close as

with his face growing darker by the minute. He had expected a smooth

and to his shock, Quentin had