Chapter 365:

Freya raised her gaze, calm but piercing. “This is Alerith.”

“So what?” Kristian shot back, his eyes glinting with something dark. The chaos of the evening had clearly unsettled him. “I don’t like playing tricks, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know how.”

Her brow creased slightly.

From what she knew of Kristian, scheming had never been his style. But there was one incident she remembered vividly—someone had tried to undermine him, and just when she’d moved to help, the tide had turned in the blink of an eye. He’d said the exact same words then—he didn’t like scheming, but he wasn’t incapable of it.

At that moment, he had been ice-cold.

But it hadn’t lasted long before he snapped back to his usual self.

She wasn’t worried, not really.

But Frederick did seem to cross paths with Kristian more often. If Kristian were truly provoked, things could get complicated when her guard was down.

Fine. One last conversation.

Freya said, her

Melvin hesitated, thrown.

she really

him a look—a silent message that she’d take

“Gerard,” Kristian said.

the sharp one, understood

shoulder more than once, but finally got in. His

await on

his stare piercing. “You

answered coolly, sharp as ever. “Weren’t you offering to drive me

Kristian’s gaze grew

she was treating him like some glorified

this time with Freya—needed to talk, to make her see reason. And above all,

thoughts, he slid into

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