Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

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.

the final minute approached, lan's gaze was fixed, unblinking

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

Oliver felt raindrops kiss his

could only manage to

grew heavy, a figure approached, stopping close by. A pair of shoes cinto Oliver's fading

walk?" It was

his head, but he couldn't

down, taking in the gory sight of Oliver's chest wound. It was clear there was no saving him. A

merely in his

a brief second, swallowing

his hand, a pained smile on his lips, but his arm fell limp, crashing to

contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only

shouldn't have cto confront Robin,

knife into Oliver's heart, he uttered

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Porter family couldn't tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was no way

closing his eyes for the last time, Oliver

up at the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned and walked toward where

the rubble

the entrance to the tunnel, the others

to leave with me,

exchanged hesitant glances. "What

reply. Instead, he strode into the

moment, the group saluted in the direction he had gone.

family, and having temporarily followed

with the world outside; it would be a fate

free from it all. They only wished to protect their own

territory.

Maja close

darker by the minute. He

men had arrived, and to his