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.

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“But before you make any moves or interact with him,

her agreement

at the photo on her phone, a familiar wave of relief washing over her. Thank goodness they’d disguised their faces back then. It meant the man couldn’t recognize

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“Yes.”

“For real?”

“For real.”

before letting the question go. Without another word, she offered Freya a few final insights—how

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