She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 258

Chapter 258 I Just Want

Her To Be Safe

"You're not going." Frederick grabbed Kristian firmly, his face etched with urgency. "He's just using scare tactics.

Freya can handle herself. You've got to trust her."

"But what if something goes wrong?" Kristian's presence was cold and

commanding, his tailored suit only

amplifying the intensity of his aura.

He couldn't afford to take that kind of risk.

Soaking in icy water was dangerous-especially for a woman-and he couldn't stand by and let that happen.

"Freya knows what she's doing. You've got to believe in her," Frederick insisted again.

"How exactly is she supposed to handle it?" Kristian lowered his eyes, his voice calm but razor-sharp. His

question struck Frederick dumb. "She's not going in there as your teammate- she's going as my ex-wife. What

do you expect her to do in a place she doesn't know, surrounded by strangers? You think she's going to blow

her cover?"

Frederick stood frozen under the barrage of questions, words caught somewhere in his throat.

If Freya didn't want to expose her identity, then she wouldn't use her skills. That much made sense.

Because if she did, Brendan would know she was K.

But...

"You'll get sick sitting out there all night in just a shirt," Frederick tried again, switching tactics. "That place he told you to go? It's two, maybe three degrees Celsius at dawn."

Even bundled in a heavy coat, it'd be bone-chilling. And Kristian wasn't even dressed for it.

Kristian paused, considering, then muttered, "It doesn't matter what happens to me. I just want her to be safe."

"Didn't Freya ask you to trust her?" Frederick threw out his last card. "If you go now, you're telling her you don't. Aren't you afraid she'll walk away for good?"

Was he? Kristian asked himself that very thing. He was afraid. Terrified.

But deep down, he knew-Freya had already walked away. The fact that she'd forgiven him proved it.

"She's already moved on." Something in his tone shifted, like he'd finally accepted it. "No matter what I do,

she's not coming back, is she?"

Frederick's voice caught in his throat.

His lips parted, but no words came out.

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to the location Brendan had given

think about it. All he

regretted agreeing to her

she had a personal vendetta against Brendan,

It should've

couldn't stop Kristian, so he called Trent right

relayed, Trent merely advised him to stay

As for Kristian...

was no

man who did what he wanted, no

a little after nine in the morning in Alerith, but one in the

bed. He got up later, had breakfast, went

was

the time, then had Freya brought up from the

treated her more like

didn't tie her up and

him warily. "How long do

I'll be taking you away soon,"

we leave, there's something I want you to

Freya didn't reply.

an iPad

hesitant, but

white shirt was

capture his face clearly, but Freya knew that silhouette. "Why are you

has some lingering

or let you

So Frederick hadn't been able to stop

wanted to do it close, where it would sting more for

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she figured it'd probably be no

She could handle that.

don't love him anymore, do you?" Brendan asked when she stayed quiet. "Doesn't this feel

Freya asked, straight to

like the question and quickly lost interest. "That's none of your

"Natasha."

"What?" Natasha looked up.

Dora Isle in

Freya. "What

"Take them with us."

"Got it."

Brendan

was

be Butterfly Island," Natasha explained casually. "Brendan bought