She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 33

Chapter 33 To Make Her Reconsider Her Current...

Freya locked eyes with Kristian, defiance blazing in her gaze, "Want me to knock some sense into you?" The challenge hung in the air between them.

Kristian fell silent, his thoughts whirling in the stillness that followed.

Something had shifted-perhaps the tension had dissolved slightly, or maybe the room's soft, muted lighting

cast an enchanting spell-but he found himself magnetically drawn to her.

Their six-month separation into different beds had created a chasm between them, eliminating both physical

closeness and intimacy.

He approached her deliberately, each step closing the distance as an invisible aura seemed to shimmer around

her form.

Freya's brow creased with subtle disapproval, discomfort evident in her posture. "I have things to do," she announced, attempting to break the building tension.

"Don't tell me you don't know what it means when Edwin arranged for you to be here with me." Kristian's voice deepened as his breathing grew heavier, his eyes darkening with intensity. "Do you think I'll let you leave

now?"

Freya met his stare head-on. "Are you saying you want to sleep with me?"

Kristian edged closer, catching the fresh scent that emanated from her skin. His voice dropped to a husky

whisper. "Yes."

Freya remained wordless, her silence heavy with meaning.

Just as she prepared to dismiss him, strong arms lifted her suddenly, depositing her onto the soft surface of

the bed.

"Kristian..." His name escaped her lips as a warning.

"Don't speak." Kristian's towering figure loomed above, his arms creating a cage around her slender frame.

Their faces hovered mere inches apart, their breaths intermingling in the charged space between them.

Freya sensed the heat radiating from his body, increasing by the second. Having shared eighteen months of marriage and a bed with him, she recognized this particular response all too well.

"You've been quite the troublemaker lately, haven't you?" Kristian murmured, his breath brushing against her cheek. "There were times I wanted to drag you home and set you straight."

Freya didn't flinch or look away.

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dropped to her lips, lingering. His Adam's apple moved as he swallowed, the temperature between them climbing. His eyes darkened as

her

in control-leading, overwhelming,

madness.

he was no longer

are you avoiding me?" His voice was husky, the kind that could unnerve

reply was blunt. "I don't

Kristian stilled.

a second, he just stared at her, as if her words didn't

gaze. "Don't pretend you don't

"We haven't finalized the divorce." Something flickered in his eyes as he recalled what Gerard

you forget about Ashley? Aren't you worried she'll find out you're sharing a bed with me behind

if she had doused him in ice water. The heat between

said, her

he eventually relented, rising from the bed

unhurriedly, composing

to depart, Kristian's intense scrutiny fell upon her. "Shouldn't you explain what you were doing

pause. "That's none of your

place operates exclusively for members. You couldn't have gained

with suspicion.

firmly, "I said, it's none

prolong her time with

pressing her against the wall with his hand positioned beside her

across

because I wanted you to recognize that the elite circle harbors more dang than you realize." Kristian's voice lowered ominously. "After today's events, you should understand this circle isn't suitable for you. If Edwin had

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carried unmistakable gravity, his eyes conveying

with subtle defiance,

me?" Kristian questioned, tension evident in every syllable.

moving with purpose across the keyboard. Within moments, a series of photographs appeared on screen, each person's

while his penetrating gaze remained fixed on Freya. "Some were sentenced to prison for their

examined the screen with measured

recognized one woman-someone she had personally helped report to authorities. Yet due to insufficient evidence, no arrests

revealed people who projected glamorous exteriors while concealing their true natures beneath carefully

acknowledging

myself."

voice

unmoved by his outburst. "I value my well- being more than anyone else possibly could. Anyone foolish enough to harm me will face consequences. Since we've already decided on divorce, certain

to watch over you?" Kristian demanded, his

without intentional provocation, "I don't require

you genuinely determined to be part of this circle?" Kristian questioned, exasperation evident

syllable.

without hesitation,

you might pay a devastating price?"

affirmed with unwavering conviction,

rose abruptly, coldness radiating from his entire being. "When trouble finds you, don't seek

assistance."