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

who had gambled everything, was

at the murky sky, Oliver felt raindrops kiss his cheeks. Desperately,

but could only manage to move a mere

stopping close by. A pair of shoes cinto Oliver's

you walk?" It was lan's

but he couldn't even muster

gory sight of Oliver's chest wound. It was clear there was

in his final

second, swallowing the lump

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

newfound contempt for Forbidden Island. It seemed Oliver was the only one who

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

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

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

eyes for the last time, Oliver whispered, "Go on, don't

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

rubble of

the tunnel, the others were still

leave with me, cnow.

hesitant glances. "What about Oliver?"

he strode into the

he had gone. "Mr. Raymond,

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

with the world outside; it would be a fate worse

the resolve to break free from it all. They only wished to

territory.

look back, holding Maja close as he moved

face growing darker by the minute. He had expected a smooth operation, but Dylan

to his

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