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."

I let you bite me to vent your anger?" He coaxed

someone watching, he might've passed for a

Ashley only

just how fast he could

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 up

like the pain will come from you!" Ashley didn't say it out loud,

counting her fingers. "Your grandma's in pain, old and frail. I'm doing this

twist, and that awful scene she'd just seen sprang back

of blood he owed-for what he did to her

again, noticing the flicker in her eyes.

the words out, she muttered the thing

Brendan purred,

"What's wrong with

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

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

grandma's fine. He was

"What..." Ashley froze.

It was edited. He paid someone to make it look real,” Natasha explained, and Brendan didn't bother stopping her. "Your

Panic gripped Ashley.

Brendan was beyond terrifying.

had looked so real, not a single flaw. If she had turned on

her all over again.

though her eyes briefly flicked toward Freya. Freya had

true?" Ashley asked, eyes darting back to Brendan. "She's not

you really think I'm the type to kill for no reason?" Brendan poured himself a glass of wine with that infuriating air of sophistication that never quite matched the madness in

She did think that.

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never say it aloud. So

air around him-he was a gentleman in appearance, a lunatic underneath. She knew better than to provoke

memories were carved into her bones, and she

didn't call her bluff, sipping his

Fear kept her compliant.

trying to escape and ensure she stayed leashed at

side.

later, Brendan pulled out an

Kristian sitting alone on the beach in nothing

owed him. And he would

Brendan said, handing the iPad to Freya. “Take a look at your ex- husband. Doesn't he

pathetic?"

Freya looked.

sat on the sand, the sea wind cutting into him

cold seeped through.

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

have against him?" Freya asked for