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.

gaze was

everything, was now lying bloodied

his cheeks.

but could only manage

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

walk?" It was

to shake his head, but he couldn't

the gory sight of Oliver's chest wound. It was clear there was no saving him. A direct hit to the

merely in his

second, swallowing the lump of sorrow in his

lips, but his arm fell limp, crashing to the rain-soaked

deep breath, lan felt a newfound contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was

shouldn't have cto confront Robin, driven only by

plunged the knife into Oliver's

family must

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Oliver's defiance, and there

the last time, Oliver whispered,

looked up at the distant gunfire and explosions, then turned and walked toward where Maja lay, leaving

the rubble of the destroyed

the tunnel, the others were still

wants to leave with me, cnow.

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

he strode

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

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

world outside; it would be a fate worse than

resolve to break free from it all. They only wished

territory.

didn't look back, holding Maja

a ship with his face growing darker by the

and to his shock, Quentin