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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straight to the location Brendan had given him.

about it. All he cared about was

agreeing to her

had a personal vendetta against Brendan, he never

should've

Kristian, so he called

Trent merely advised him to stay composed and

As for Kristian...

was no

who did what he wanted, no matter

in Alerith, but one in the

his last call with Kristian, Brendan went to bed. He got up later, had breakfast, went about his day-and by the time everything was done, it was

it was

then had Freya brought

like a guest

up and even offered her a

long do you plan on keeping

longer. I'll be taking you away soon," Brendan replied with

before we leave, there's something I want

Freya didn't reply.

her an

hesitant, but curious enough

in a white shirt was sitting quietly on

didn't capture his face clearly, but Freya knew that

some lingering feelings," Brendan said,

gave him two options- either sit by the sea all night or let you soak in ice water all night. He

frowned. So Frederick hadn't been able to stop

far from Kristian-he wanted to do it close, where it would sting more for

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soak all night, she figured it'd probably be no more

She could handle that.

do you?" Brendan asked when she stayed quiet. "Doesn't this

Freya asked, straight

like the question and quickly

"Natasha."

"What?" Natasha looked up.

to Dora Isle in

Freya.

"Take them with us."

"Got it."

that, Brendan headed

confused, asked Natasha, who was packing up a computer, "Where's

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