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.

minute approached, lan's gaze was

had gambled everything, was

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

could only manage to move

a figure approached, stopping close by. A pair of shoes cinto

you walk?" It

to shake his head, but he couldn't even muster the

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

in his final

second, swallowing the lump of sorrow in his

pained smile on his lips, but his

felt a newfound contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was

Island. He shouldn't have cto confront Robin, driven only by

Oliver's heart, he uttered only one cold

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Oliver's defiance, and there was

eyes for the last time, Oliver whispered, "Go

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

by the rubble

entrance to the tunnel,

who wants to leave with me, cnow. Those who wish

glances. "What about

he strode into the depths of

a moment, the group saluted in the direction he had gone. "Mr. Raymond, until our

family, and having temporarily followed lan's command, returning would mean certain death.

unfamiliar with the world outside; it would be

who had the resolve to break free from it

territory.

holding Maja

with his face growing darker by the minute. He had

arrived, and to