Chapter 765:

Freya turned to glance at him, a flicker of curiosity dancing in her gaze. “So what do you want?”

“You.” The word slipped out before Ellis could stop it, his star-lit eyes locking with hers, full of a quiet, almost imperceptible tenderness.

Freya froze. Her heart skipped a beat, jolted by that single, unexpected word. She stared at the man before her—handsome, with chiseled features and a kind of natural dignity—and for a second, her mind went utterly blank.

Maybe it was the noise from downstairs, or maybe it was the soft lighting up here, but Ellis didn’t seem quite so far away anymore. He almost felt… within reach.

“You…”

Ellis added, “Guess.”

“Huh?” Freya blinked, caught off guard.

“You guess,” Ellis repeated lightly.

on his heart, seeing her this flustered, he masked it with a playful twist. Freya had always been good at everything—except when it came to matters of

Why did she feel he had just confessed to

admitted finally, shaking

If it’s something I can do, I’ll give

brow, that mischievous

odd feeling creeping in. Why did it feel like Ellis was planning something? She didn’t overthink it and

Ellis agreed, half-joking, half-serious. “Then when we get back tonight,

is where stories

Why so serious? “Captain…” She paused, a sudden thought crossing her mind. Could she

leaned casually against the railing, turning his

Museum or something wild like that, are you?” Freya asked cautiously, testing

something

it

“Pretty much.”

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