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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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turned, weighing his words. "I'm working for her," he finally admitted, though his answer danced around the truth. "She needed a break,

circumstances, Ellis wouldn't bother

the instructor's notorious nosiness was a variable he

intentions would only lead

here to find peace,

a squint,

to a more serious tone. "You sure you

with a steely resolve. "What's wrong with it?"

play dumb. You know what your family does, right?" The instructor's face twisted into a playful sneer. "So, you're working for her now? If you're not trying to

shot back with a grin, "I'd rather not

off-guard, his laughter sputtering into

Ellis actually tossing barbs his way

fully suited up, Ellis stood confidently beside Freya, who was similarly decked out in

out to Ellis, his tone more serious now, "You sure you don't want me to take

tightening the last strap on

an eyebrow. "You sure

even glance at him. “She's just as skilled as any instructor here. Probably more. She doesn't need you." He knew Freya's limits-and more importantly,

instructor shot a questioning glance towards Freya, who echoed Ellis's sentiment with a decisive shake

reluctantly geared up, deciding to join them in the air rather than linger on the ground.

he had to give Ellis credit-he wasn't reckless, just stubborn. If

moment 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

freedom.

was utterly captivated by the

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attentively by her side, observing

warmth flickered in his

a blissful two hours, and by the time she touched the ground again, the swarm of worries that had clouded her mind had dispersed. She landed feeling serene, completely at

as he 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 she flies like she was born to it. Tell me she's got

cool detachment, "Even if she did, it has nothing

throwing an arm around Ellis' shoulders. "We've been through so much together.

he quipped lazily,

instructor's jaw

a mock scowl,

Ellis hard, casting his thoughts back to a moment when

injecting

irritation with the instructor swelled, coloring his perception with a

I am practically young," Ellis retorted with his characteristic nonchalance,

instructor's face, his lips barely concealing

apart, yet Ellis spoke like the instructor was years

could get a word in, Ellis turned to her and announced, “Let's