She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Left Me With Walls, Wheels, and Wounds 266

Chapter 266 From This Point On, He's In My Care

Freya had backup waiting down below, so she'd be alright.

As for what was unfolding atop the cliff, Kristian would deal with Brendan and his

crew.

He had sworn to her she'd be safe.

The instant Freya spotted the yacht gliding beneath them, realization struck like lightning. As her body plunged downward, she instinctively latched onto Kristian with the hand still gripping the gun, yanking him along with

her.

At that very moment, her other hand emerged with a fanned-out deck of playing cards, which she whipped through the air toward Brendan and his men with expert precision.

The entire sequence unraveled in barely a heartbeat-far too fast for anyone to respond.

Brendan hadn't seen it coming. As Freya and Kristian plummeted, one of the razor-edged cards sliced across

his cheek, leaving a thin, stinging line of blood.

Several of his armed men weren't so lucky, taking sharp hits from the whirling cards.

A thunderous splash echoed below as Kristian and Freya crashed into the sea in dramatic unison.

The people aboard the yacht wasted no time pulling them out.

Just as Kristian clambered onto the deck and reached down to hoist Freya up, his eyes locked on Brendan at

the cliff's edge, gun drawn.

More precisely, it was aimed straight at Freya.

A single shot rang out.

The bullet screamed through the air with blistering speed.

Kristian didn't have the luxury of thought; instinct kicked in as he leaned forward, shielding Freya with his own body. The bullet slammed into his back, and his crisp white shirt bloomed red with blood.

Despite the burning pain tearing through him, he forced his expression to remain calm, lifting Freya onto the

yacht without flinching.

Brendan was readying another shot when Freya raised her gun, leveling it directly at him.

But before she could fire, a sudden force knocked the weapon from Brendan's grip.

A team of soldiers in uniform emerged from the trees behind him, encircling him completely. At the head of

the group stood Ellis.

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Ellis, a wave of relief surged

didn't bother instructing the yacht to stop. There was no point. The towering cliffs left no way to climb back up. More urgently, Kristian was burning up

Brendan, Ellis could deal with

his tongue as Ellis stepped forward. "Captain Lambert. Be a

briefest glance before turning to his men. "Take him into custody," he ordered. "Seal off the island. No one comes near it

"Understood."

out."

the scene he'd just walked into, Kristian had taken a bullet. The blood-soaked fabric clinging to his back made that crystal clear-and it could very well be

untreated.

Freya but remembered she had no comms on

he set off

Brendan and his men were apprehended. "Brendan

though his lips were drained of color.

out a breath she

just about to examine him herself when Kristian cut in, turning to

vessel. "Give me a jacket. It's

man immediately peeled off his black

normally wouldn't touch something that wasn't spotless, slipped it on without

back of his

for the jacket to keep Freya from seeing

dwell on it. Her eyes shifted to the man

in faint recognition.

look, with a smile like

charming.

Freya's frown deepened.

came from influence and wealth, known for being

helped anyone

had Kristian made with

some kind of deal with him?"

Kristian.

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chimed in, voice

one thanking

weren't for-"

off. "Just steer

zipping his

stirred Freya's suspicions further. "Did you

him?"

studying human psychology, often

"Science leads to

softening with warmth.

Feels like he got the raw end of it, so he asked me to return one

me, are you?" Freya

gave a faint smile. "I'm

answer seemed

and certain truths

untouched.

Freya said after

or breaking into a

know."

me from the beginning." Kristian's breathing had grown

and labored.