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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 tame too dull. He should've

the divorce papers

signed.

would've been

Natasha said

out a low

bother responding to that. With her back turned

waved a

climbed onto the yacht.

wasn't wrong. They were both

Her wild streak had been softened when she met K. Now, she was

could walk away from anything, anyone, without

knew the risk Freya faced on Butterfly Island, and still,

in Alerith. The time on

the ship, blindfolded, she'd been committing

memory.

cheeks and the waves crashing violently

to a cliff.

led both Freya and Ashley to the

cliff-before removing their

cleared, Freya's

stationed nearby, and she quickly scanned

then did

crawling with Brendan's guards in

thought seized

friends must

island that even if her friends showed

And knowing Brendan-how he snapped at the slightest loss-if he so much as saw one man go down, he'd

she slipped out the tiny micro-tracker Ellis had once given her. Without hesitation, she popped it into her mouth, bit down, and swallowed it

no crushing it by hand, no smashing it on the rocks-it was too delicate. Any attempt

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only alert

the only safe

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

were in the middle of reviewing precautions when Ellis suddenly noticed

tracker-had vanished → → Immediately, Greta called. “Captain...

meant. Everyone else's signals had vanished when they entered a zone with jammers, but Mina's was supposed to be advanced. It wasn't supposed to be

to Alerith," Ellis ordered

was their former captain, and staying calm

hesitated. "Why?"

Wait in Alerith." Ellis' voice was calm, but his last

Freya wasn't reckless.

tracker unless she believed the danger was far

girl. Without the signal, how could he even find