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.

with a playful twist. Freya had always been

stood there, dazed. Why

know,” she admitted finally,

something I can do, I’ll

a brow, that

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

get back tonight,

where

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

railing, turning his head

or something wild like that, are you?” Freya

Ellis replied with a soft, heart-melting smile. “What I want is something I see almost every day, but it’s not so easy to

it

“Pretty much.”

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