Chapter 900:

And then, twice more.

“Ms. Briggs, you may remove the blindfold now.” A bodyguard stepped out and opened the door for her, adding, “It’s just about three hundred yards ahead. Mr. Shaw is waiting for you there.”

“Okay.” Freya took off the blindfold and stepped out of the car, scanning her surroundings. The terrain was mostly barren, with distant mountains looming against the sky.

“At two o’clock sharp, someone will come pick you and Mr. Shaw up,” the bodyguard added.

Freya nodded. She didn’t ask anything else. Even if she did, the bodyguard probably wouldn’t say much. After taking another glance around, she started walking in the direction he’d pointed.

The car pulled away behind her.

She still couldn’t figure out why Kristian would choose a place like this for one of his stunts. Was this hide-and-seek? Or had he decided to go full recluse here?

doubts spiraling fast, Freya quickened her pace. After only a few steps, her eyes caught

checking to make sure no one was lurking nearby,

disturbing possibilities, each one darker than the last. Was Kristian setting her up for something vile, maybe

the warehouse. The scene inside was pure disarray—dust lay thick like ash on the floor, and cobwebs clung to rusted junk, casting a ghostly, forsaken atmosphere over

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her brows furrowed with unease,

she saw him—Kristian—bound to

hauntingly familiar about those

said with an almost serene smile, like he’d been expecting her

the surreal scene and asked

It didn’t quite add

her that message, and it was his own bodyguard

you can see, I’ve been kidnapped,”

be the one bringing me in,” Freya said, her eyes narrowing with suspicion. “It

Kristian confessed, not bothering to veil the

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