She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 254

Chapter 254 Meeting Brendan

"Alright." Freya paused, just for a beat, wondering if Ellis would object-but she accepted it anyway. "Thank you."

Ellis didn't respond. His eyes, dark and unreadable as a starless night sky, remained fixed on her, weighed down with thoughts he didn't speak aloud.

He wanted nothing more than to shield her from harm. But he understood that Brendan remained their shared

objective.

After a long, tense silence, Ellis finally said, "Freya."

"Yes?"

"Stay safe," he told her, his tall frame looming gently over her, his voice laced with something almost unspoken.

"I will," Freya replied without hesitation.

Ellis turned his gaze toward Frederick and Trent, giving each a firm pat on the shoulder.

Afterward, Freya gave Frederick a few precautionary instructions, telling him to contact Kristian if anything unexpected happened. Once that was done, they left the meeting room.

Ellis took the three of them out to dinner, only parting ways after the meal.

As Freya unlocked the door to head inside, Ellis spoke once more. "When you return, I'll promise you one thing -whatever you want."

"Alright," she said softly.

She hoped that maybe, just maybe, Ellis would finally let go of what had happened before.

Lately, she had been walking on eggshells.

The second she shut the door behind her, an unsettling chill crept up her spine. Someone had been inside-she was almost sure of it. Brendan must have sent them.

As for how they got in, it had to be Natasha-she must have cracked the passcode and let them in.

Freya had barely paid attention when installing the lock. Security hadn't been her priority.

Pretending not to notice anything out of the ordinary, she stepped into the living room without changing her shoes, dropped her phone onto the end table, and sank into the couch, looking drained.

She'd left her shoes on, deliberately. If someone jumped her later, she didn't want to be stumbling around in slippers.

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Those things would only slow her down.

a quick breather, she got up and headed

three

crossed the threshold, she sensed them three people lying in walt. She picked up on their positions but

taking her. It could've been within the country. Or somewhere

stepped into the trap alone, inching closer to him by using

through the air behind her, fast

it and strike back-but she crushed

all, she was just

landed on the back

slumped forward,

hell. But she didn't cry out. She

down, she swore she'd repay

"Is she out?"

"Yeah, she's out."

male voices drifted

the sound of rustling, then her body was dragged. Her arms and legs were tied, and tape was

up?" Ashley's voice rang out suddenly. "What

one of the men replied flatly. "You just need to come

bottom lip, saying nothing, a deep, instinctive resistance

want to go back to that awful place, but she had

one of the men received

It was Natasha.

straight to the underground garage," she said briskly.

"Got it."

as the call ended, they carried Freya

discussing Brendan's situation-completely unaware of the

living room. There was no way he could've heard a

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shut, staying limp as they moved her from car,

jet

to land, the sky above Alerith was beginning to lighten. Yet the place where they touched down was still cloaked in 10

was an eight-to-nine-hour

was finally time to "wake up" after faking it for so long.

blinking like

the tape was removed from her mouth, she played the part,

of questions.

Where was she?

Who were they?

she end

What did they want?

will tell you everything when you see

acted outraged, struggling and demanding answers. She even argued with

played her