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Chapter 264 Kristian Appeared

“Ms. Briggs, are you pleased with your new surroundings?” Brendan stood tall, dressed in a sleek, camel coat, one hand casually gripping a pink suitcase.

Freya's eyes drifted to the suitcase,

Something told her the grudge Brendan held against Kristian had everything to do with whoever that prok suitcase once belonged to.

Keeping her voice even, she met his gaze and replied, “Illegal weapons, a private army-you do know there charges alone could lock you away for a long, long time, don't you?"

"I'm aware," Brendan replied, utterly unfazed, "but what of it?"

Freya's brow tensed just slightly. This was going to be difficult.

"Sir, he's arrived," a guard announced, approaching briskly.

Brendan's lips curled, a subtle smirk tugging at the corners. "Bring him in.*

And just like that, Kristian was led forward.

He wore nothing but a white shirt, pale from the cold, yet he carried himself with the kind of commanding presence that made the entire space feel like it belonged to him.

Freya's eyes locked onto his. Kristian looked back.

No words passed between them.

After confirming Freya was unharmed, Kristian turned to Brendan and cut to the chase.

Even though he was the one taken hostage, he carried himself with the quiet command of a man still in control, as if the entire room answered to him. "I'm here now. Care to explain what this is all about?"

"Gladly," Brendan answered, smiling.

But just as Kristian opened his mouth again, he caught sight of a gun being raised-aimed directly at Freya's

head.

His eyes darkened, voice cutting through the tension like ice. "Let her go."

"I will," Brendan said smoothly, twirling a dagger in his other hand before offering it

to him. "Take this and ot your left wrist. The blood needs to cover that stone over there. Only then will she be released."

He pointed at a spot outlined in red.

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eyes followed the motion. "And if I do it,

deal."

hesitation, Kristian reached

suddenly understood something and tried to stop him. "Kristian, don't

suitcase. The

It all came together.

wasn't about power or politics-Brendan

said sharply. "And honestly, don't

little childish?"

shifted to Kristian, whose hand hovered uncertainly in mid-air, and he said with a cold edge, "I'll count to three. If that blade doesn't slice, Freya's the one who'll pay the

at

returning from the sea, and in that split second, a bold, dangerous idea flashed in

She met Kristian's eyes.

made him second-guess his instincts. Could he really be

Brendan began the

signaling with her

meaning. He reached

fluid motion, flipped it around and

the

them, that sly smile of his twisting into something

mocking

each word

dagger pressed against his throat-his voice cold and commanding as he barked,

her," Kristian said through gritted teeth, "I'll kill

the blade even

didn't shake the bodyguards in

their guns and aimed

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Freya sprang into action-snatching the gun

to the ground with a swift

shoved Ashley toward the cliff and shouted down to Natasha,

Alerith!"

you?" Natasha

was when it hit her-Freya

opened her laptop to track her mentor-only to

when the truth dawned on her: Freya was K, the mentor

Natasha had rushed

shoved Ashley

but all she got in

away as she stared up at the figures on the cliff,

Freya didn't look back.

knew escape wasn't

tried to leave, Brendan would give the

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