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.

lan's gaze was

everything, was now lying bloodied and broken,

his cheeks. Desperately, he tried to

but could only manage to

a figure approached, stopping close by. A pair of

you walk?" It

shake his head, but he couldn't

the gory sight of Oliver's chest wound. It

in his final

second, swallowing

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

for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only

from the Inner Island. He shouldn't have cto confront Robin, driven only by a flicker

into Oliver's

family must not

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

eyes for the last time,

turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving Oliver's body to

the rubble of the

reached the entrance to the

"Anyone who wants to leave with me, cnow. Those who wish to stay, this is your

hesitant glances. "What about Oliver?" one

he strode

saluted in the direction he had

the Porter family, and having temporarily followed lan's command, returning would mean

outside; it would be

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

territory.

didn't look back, holding Maja close as

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

arrived, and to his shock, Quentin had