Chapter 658:

He shut his eyes, trying to compose himself, running through every possible outcome if Brendan had truly played his trump card. The worst-case scenario? The island locked down entirely—Brendan’s men everywhere. No way in or out.

If that happened, Freya would be in real danger.

From the moment she destroyed the tracker, Ellis knew she hadn’t planned on making it out.

If she were alone, she’d have already wounded Brendan and hurled herself off that cliff.

But Ashley was there now. And Kristian was on his way.

She couldn’t be reckless. They were innocent. And she needed Brendan alive. He had answers her organization couldn’t afford to lose.

Freya’s mind raced with possibilities. But with so many armed men and Brendan’s volatile temperament, there wasn’t a single path that felt safe. Not one.

“Ms. Briggs, are you pleased with your new surroundings?” Brendan stood tall, dressed in a sleek camel coat, one hand casually gripping a pink suitcase.

eyes drifted to the

against Kristian had everything to do with whoever that pink suitcase once belonged

even, she met his gaze and replied, “Illegal weapons, a private army—you do

utterly unfazed, “but what

tensed just slightly. This was

he’s arrived,” a guard announced, approaching

smirk tugging at the

like that, Kristian

wore nothing but a white shirt, pale from the cold, yet he carried himself with the

locked onto his.

words passed between

unharmed, Kristian turned

carried himself with the quiet command of a man still in control, as if the entire room answered to him. “I’m here now. Care to

“Gladly,” Brendan answered, smiling.

caught sight of a gun being raised—aimed directly

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