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.

her this flustered, he masked it with a playful twist. Freya had always been good at everything—except when it came to matters of love, where she

stood there, dazed. Why did

don’t know,” she admitted finally,

it. If it’s something I

brow, that mischievous glint flashing

blinked, an odd feeling creeping in. Why did it feel like Ellis

when we get back tonight, let’s write it down.

where stories

completely thrown. Put it in writing? Why so serious? “Captain…” She paused, a sudden thought crossing her mind. Could she really give

railing, turning his head

or something wild like that,

I want is something I see almost every

see it every

“Pretty much.”

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