She Took The House The Car And My Heart

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Chapter 263 Destroying Her Tracker

Time dragged its feet and flew all at once, thick with a tension that chung like fog-an uneasy anticipation that

refused to lift.

While they were still at sea, Brendan made a call to Kristian, instructing him to head somewhere discreet

where someone would guide him to Freya

Freya, of course, had no clue this call had even taken place.

She stayed aboard the ship, and when she tried to wander and explore, Brendan swiftly shut her down

Over an hour passed before they were just five minutes out from Butterfly Island, and that was when Brendan had someone blindfold both Freya and Ashley.

The vessel crept slowly toward the island, its hull slicing through the water like a whisper.

Had Freya been able to see, she would have caught sight of massive towers cutting off all signals and armed men in black standing guard across the island, sealing it off like a fortress.

But she didn't. She was blind to it all.

She had no inkling that what lay ahead was far worse than anything she could have imagined-nor that Brendan had finally lost all grasp on reality.

When the ship finally docked at Butterfly Island, Freya and Ashley were led away, while the rest of the passengers gradually began to disembark.

In the end, only Natasha and Brendan remained on board.

Brendan stood on the deck, eyes fixed on a distant yacht, and said to Natasha, "Whatever happens here, don't

come back."

Natasha stared at him. She'd never seen him like this before. "What are you planning to do?"

"To settle things with Kristian once and for all. His lips curled into a strange smile. "For your own safety, stay away. I might not be able to hold back this time."

Natasha's brow furrowed in quiet concern.

Brendan motioned toward the yacht, silently urging her to go.

She didn't argue. She grabbed her laptop and paused at the edge of the ship. "And if Kristian doesn't love Freya anymore, then what?"

"I'll kidnap his entire family," Brendan answered coolly, his tone detached though his expression remained eerily calm. "One by one, I'll make him watch them die right in front of him."

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regretted not

too dull. He should've taken the

the divorce papers

signed.

would've been

Natasha

low laugh. "Aren't

leaving." She didn't bother responding to that. With her

waved a hand

climbed onto the yacht.

They were both out

Her wild streak had been softened when she met K.

could walk away from anything, anyone, without looking

faced on Butterfly

The time on Butterfly Island was exactly the

the ship, blindfolded, she'd been committing every detail around her

memory.

with the wind brushing her cheeks and the waves

to a cliff.

led both Freya and

sheer cliff-before

vision cleared, Freya's eyes

guards stood stationed nearby, and she

then did

island was crawling with

chilling thought seized

friends must

so many men across the island that even if her friends showed up, it wouldn't make

he snapped at the slightest loss-if he so much as saw one man go down, he'd strike

her. Without hesitation, she popped it into her mouth, bit down, and swallowed it

on the rocks-it was too delicate. Any attempt to

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would only alert

the only

on Ellis's end, he was in a car beside a friend-one clad in

were in the middle of reviewing

watch-the one marking Freya's tracker-had vanished → → Immediately, Greta called. “Captain...

vanished when they entered a zone with jammers, but Mina's was supposed

to Alerith," Ellis ordered without a hint

former captain, and staying calm was

hesitated. "Why?" they asked

Without equipment, it's too risky. Wait in Alerith." Ellis' voice was calm, but his last words carried weight.

Freya wasn't reckless.

unless she believed the danger

the signal, how could