She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Walls, Wheels, and Wounds 260

Chapter 260 Completely Unhinged

Both Brendan and Natasha turned to Freya at the exact same time.

Freya's face didn't shift in the slightest; she wasn't about to give anything away- not until the final moment arrived.

"Or maybe she's K," Ashley snapped, pointing her finger at Natasha with a shrug that said she had nothing left to lose. "If you're still not convinced, you can say I'm K."

Brendan let out a quiet chuckle. "Are you really that eager to get your brother killed?"

"I've already told you," Ashley said sharply. "You're the one who refuses to believe me."

Brendan studied her.

Ashley met his gaze head-on, and for once, the fear that had been gnawing at her seemed to recede. "You want me to name someone I've never seen or heard of? How the hell am I supposed to do that? Go on, kill me. Maybe K will swoop in and rescue me."

"You've got a death wish, don't you?" Brendan murmured, idly lifting her chin between his fingers.

Ashley's heart thudded in her chest. "It's you who wants me dead!"

"If you don't know, just admit it. Why get all worked up?" He let go of her chin and casually drew her into his lap, "How could I ever not trust you?"

Ashley didn't flinch.

She knew his moods too well. One second he was cold and cruel, the next he was playing the tender lover. He was completely unhinged.

"If you listen to me, your brother stays alive." Brendan gently tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.

Ashley's body quivered ever so slightly, a chill running down her spine as sweat soaked the back of her blouse.

Freya, watching it all unfold, wasn't fooled for a second. That so-called tender touch? It wasn't affection-it was a calculated check for any hidden earpiece.

His mind worked in twisted, meticulous ways.

"Ashley," Brendan said sweetly, his voice coated with charm, like he was in unusually high spirits.

The sound sent ice straight through her veins. Any warmth she had left was gone.

Brendan grabbed her chin again, forcing her to look at him. "Are you mad at me?"

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"I dare not."

anger?" He coaxed her, his tone as patient and

he might've passed for a doting

only

just how

to protect you," Brendan said, his long fingers pinching her waist with a smile that looked more like a threat. "K is bad news. If you tangle with her, you'll end

Ashley didn't say it out loud,

started counting her fingers. "Your grandma's in pain, old and frail. I'm doing this for her sake. Can't

a sharp twist, and that awful scene she'd just

last drop of blood he owed-for what he

the flicker in her eyes. He pinched her

surged through her. Forcing the words out, she muttered the

Brendan purred, clearly

Brendan a glare. "What's wrong with you, scaring a woman

What's it to you?" Brendan replied lazily. "You

Natasha snapped, one of the few who dared talk back to him.

fine.

"What..." Ashley froze.

paid someone to make it look real,” Natasha explained, and Brendan

Panic gripped Ashley.

Brendan was beyond terrifying.

not a single flaw. If she had turned on Freya back

her all over again.

eyes briefly flicked toward Freya. Freya had

Ashley asked, eyes darting

the type to kill for no reason?" Brendan poured himself a glass

She did think that.

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she'd never say it aloud.

was a gentleman in appearance, a lunatic underneath. She

were carved into her bones, and she

didn't call her bluff,

Fear kept her compliant.

keep her from trying to escape

side.

while later, Brendan pulled out an

Kristian sitting alone on the beach in nothing but a shirt, something strange stirred

him. And he

said, handing the iPad to Freya. “Take

pathetic?"

Freya looked.

the sea wind cutting into

cold seeped through.

end, refusing to believe in her. He didn't have

have against him?" Freya asked for the second