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."

He coaxed

he might've passed for a

Ashley only felt

how

more like a threat. "K is bad news. If you tangle with her, you'll end up in a world of

Ashley didn't say it out loud, but she thought it

and frail. I'm doing

gave a sharp twist, and that awful scene

she'd make him pay-every last drop of blood he owed-for what he did to

understand?" he asked again, noticing the flicker in her eyes. He pinched her harder this

dread surged through her. Forcing the words out, she muttered the thing she most didn't want to say, "I

girl," Brendan

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

to you?" Brendan replied lazily.

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

fine.

"What..." Ashley froze.

Natasha explained, and Brendan didn't bother stopping her. "Your

Panic gripped Ashley.

Brendan was beyond terrifying.

flaw. If she had turned

her all over again.

her eyes briefly flicked

darting back to Brendan.

do 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

She did think that.

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it aloud. So she

it was empty. His gentleness never warmed the air around him-he was a gentleman in appearance, a lunatic underneath. She knew better than

carved into her bones, and

didn't call her bluff, sipping

Fear kept her compliant.

escape and ensure she stayed

side.

later, Brendan pulled out

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

he would

the iPad to Freya. “Take a look at your ex- husband.

pathetic?"

Freya looked.

the sand, the sea wind cutting

cold seeped through.

end, refusing to believe in her.

against him?" Freya asked for