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Ellis took out his phone, tapped out a quick message, then slipped it back into his pocket before finally responding to Freya's question with a playful glint in his eyes. "Didn't you always say you wanted to try paragliding?"

Freya's mind drifted, sifting through memories of their earlier conversations.

She had mentioned it once, years ago. She told him how she craved the feeling of flight, of being alone with the wind, suspended in the sky with nothing holding her back. No noise, no chaos. Just freedom.

But it had been four long years since she'd last soared.

Ellis went on, his eyes alight with enthusiasm as he gestured expansively, "This place is a premier paragliding destination globally. And the weather couldn't be better. Clear skies, steady breeze. It's perfect. We've got the whole place to ourselves-you're free to fly, or not. Totally up to you."

Freya hesitated.

"Go on, get suited up," Ellis interrupted, his voice firm yet encouraging as he accepted the paragliding gear from a young instructor who approached them. "Just have fun. Don't overthink it."

Freya glanced out at the breathtaking view-rolling hills, sunlight catching the waves in the distance-and nodded slowly. "Okay."

The instructor stepped forward and handed her the rest of the gear.

While Freya disappeared behind the changing area, he strolled up to Ellis and gave his arm a playful nudge. "Trying to impress her, huh?"

"Don't get any ideas," Ellis replied evenly, sidestepping the bait before it could turn into a full-blown rumor

mill.

"Really now?" The instructor arched an eyebrow, his grin teasing and knowing. "Then what's the special occasion for bringing her here? Didn't you once say, 'no outsiders allowed'? Looks like someone's breaking their

own rules."

Ellis shot him a sharp sideways glance and yanked the equipment out of his hands.

Unfazed, the instructor trotted after him, still poking around for answers. "Whoa, hold up-what's the rush? Seriously, spill. What's going on between you two?"

"You should consider giving TED talks; you have so much to say!" Ellis retorted, his voice laced with dismissive edge.

This left the instructor momentarily speechless, taken aback by the abrupt rebuff.

He inhaled deeply, his resolve firming as he decided to drop the matter, valuing their longstanding friendship over his curiosity. "Fine," he conceded with a reluctant sigh. "I promise, my lips are sealed."

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back still turned, weighing his words. "I'm working for her," he finally admitted, though his answer danced around the truth. "She needed a break, so I figured this place might help her

Ellis

instructor's notorious nosiness was a variable he couldn't

his intentions would only lead to Freya facina barrage

her here to find peace,

a squint, clearly not

a more serious

a

The instructor's face twisted into a playful sneer. "So, you're working for her now? If you're not trying to

back with a grin, "I'd rather not

off-guard, his laughter sputtering into a

Was Ellis actually tossing barbs

decked out in her pilot's

of flight, the instructor called out to Ellis, his tone more serious now, "You sure you don't want

curtly, tightening the

eyebrow. "You sure

any instructor here. Probably more. She doesn't need you." He knew Freya's limits-and more importantly, he knew how much she hated being hovered over.

a questioning glance towards Freya, who echoed Ellis's sentiment with a decisive shake of her

by their resolve, the instructor reluctantly geared up, deciding to join them in the air rather than linger on the ground. The engines roared to life, promising an

had to give Ellis credit-he wasn't reckless, just stubborn. If Ellis vouched for her, she was probably

they soared into the air, Freya peered down at the craggy mountains enveloped in a silvery mist, the world unfurling beneath her like a vast, mysterious tapestry. The persistent tension that had knotted her muscles began to dissolve, her burdened

freedom.

flight, Freya was utterly

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attentively by her side, observing as the stress melted from

subtle smile tugged at his lips, and a warmth flickered in his eyes-a silent

two hours, and by the time she touched the ground again, the swarm of worries that had clouded her mind had dispersed. She

shed his flight gear. Seizing the opportunity, he drifted closer to Ellis, eager to chat. "How did you get to know her? She's stunning, and

responded with a cool detachment, "Even if she did,

that," the instructor whined, playfully throwing an arm around Ellis' shoulders. "We've been through so much together.

caught Freya approaching them, he quipped lazily, “Her younger sister

jaw dropped.

retorted with a mock scowl,

thoughts back to a moment when Freya

injecting a wry humor into the

irritation with the instructor swelled, coloring his perception with a shade of

to you, I am practically young," Ellis retorted with his

hint of amusement flickered across the instructor's

spoke like the instructor was years ahead.

she could get