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.

final minute approached, lan's gaze was fixed,

had gambled everything, was now lying bloodied

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

could only manage to

his eyelids grew heavy, a figure approached, stopping close by.

walk?" It was

to shake his head, but he couldn't even

chest wound. It was clear there was no saving him. A direct

merely in

brief second, swallowing the lump of sorrow in his

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

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

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

as Robin plunged the knife into Oliver's heart, he uttered only

family must not

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Porter family couldn't tolerate Oliver's defiance, and there was

his eyes for the last time, Oliver whispered, "Go on,

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

rubble of the destroyed

to the tunnel, the others were still

leave with me, cnow. Those

few exchanged hesitant glances. "What about Oliver?" one

reply. Instead, he strode into

saluted in the direction he had gone. "Mr. Raymond,

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

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

from it all. They only wished

territory.

Maja close as

growing darker by the minute. He had expected a

to his