She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 633:

“What is this?” Ellis slammed the documents down on the table, tapping them with long, sharp fingers. “Do you even understand who Brendan Hoffman is? You think it’s wise to go up against him with no weapons, no gear? Are you out of your minds?”

He was livid. He never imagined they’d keep this from him.

“It’s not a reckless attack,” Freya clarified, trying to soothe the rising tension. She knew Ellis well enough to tread carefully. “It’s a calculated move.”

“Didn’t the last time teach you anything?” Ellis’s voice turned ice-cold, and the air around them seemed to drop ten degrees. “I’m not letting you do this.”

“Captain!” Freya’s voice cracked slightly as it rose.

Ellis looked ready to lecture them into the ground—but then his eyes landed on Freya’s face, and something stopped him.

He averted his gaze, forcing down the fury clawing its way up. “That’s enough.”

“But—”

go, wait until I get the

silent. They

position, I’m not allowed to leave the country for a few more years,” Ellis explained, his voice quieter now. He didn’t want to say it, but

Freya said, frustration heavy in

up again.

“Yes?”

just listen to

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wanted him to find out in the first place. “Why don’t you look

a glacial look but picked up the documents and began

his face darkened with

had once asked.

don’t know,” Freya answered truthfully. “But this is our best shot. Brendan doesn’t know who I really am. To him, I’m just a face in the crowd. He

gave her the edge—what gave her the nerve to go through

Natasha had the faintest idea