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.

lan's gaze

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

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

but could only manage

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

you walk?" It was lan's

his head, but he couldn't even muster

Oliver's chest wound. It

merely in

for a brief second, swallowing the lump of

on his lips, but his arm

for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only one

cto confront Robin, driven only by a flicker of

plunged the knife into Oliver's heart,

Bradshaw family must not

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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

by the rubble of

the entrance to the tunnel, the

spoke softly, "Anyone who wants to leave with me, cnow. Those who wish to

few exchanged hesitant glances. "What about Oliver?"

didn't reply. Instead, he strode into the depths of

a moment, the group saluted in the direction he

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

the world outside; it would be a fate worse than

were not like Oliver, who had the resolve to break free from it all. They

territory.

look back, holding Maja

on a ship with his face growing darker by the

to

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