Chapter 404:

Trent fell silent for a moment, the weight of her words settling in.

After a long pause, he asked, “They haven’t returned yet?”

Freya knew exactly who he meant.

“No rush. That man’s target is Kristian. He’s using my past connection with him as leverage.” Freya had been clearing her mind of distractions, trying to make sense of everything. “This time, we have the advantage in the dark, while he’s exposed.”

She vividly recalled what had happened last time—how close she had come to losing her life.

Trent, sitting in front of his laptop, adjusted his glasses and asked the question that Freya hadn’t yet considered. “Why would he target Kristian?”

The moment the words left his mouth, Freya froze. Her mind raced, trying to connect the dots.

But try as she might, she couldn’t find a single link between Kristian and that man.

look into it,” she said, pinching

voice steady. “But before you make any moves

her agreement and ended

on her phone, a familiar wave of relief washing over her. Thank goodness they’d disguised their

could have gone

knock sounded at her car window. She turned, and there

the window

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eyes met in

her expression torn. “Are you really planning to have me tell

“Yes.”

“For real?”

“For real.”

moment before letting the question go. Without another word, she offered Freya a few

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