Chapter 1082:

“I do.”

“And what does it mean?”

“To ‘test you out,'” she said plainly, as if stating the weather.

He broke into a broad smile, his chest vibrating with laughter.

Even his voice shimmered with amusement. “Alright. I’ll wait for you.”

Freya felt a flicker of panic, but she held tight to Greta’s reckless advice. Those next thirty minutes crawled by like hours for Freya. For Ellis, though, it was all anticipation.

He was genuinely curious about what she would do.

Half an hour wasn’t too short, wasn’t too long. Just enough.

When Freya finally stepped out of the bathroom, Ellis was already lounging on her bed in a robe. His hair was slightly tousled, giving him a dangerous edge beneath all that refinement.

she took him in, Ellis turned his head. His eyes caught her damp hair, and he started lifting

were frayed, and she was barely keeping it

eyebrow. Was drying her

forgotten to dry it earlier. She’d meant to, but seeing Ellis sprawled out on her

talking to herself or to him was anyone’s guess.

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like he had all the time in the world.

“You ready?”

“Always.”

turn off

what

She was supposed to be the one in control—but Ellis

see this, they’d

trying to summon courage

over to her still-dripping hair. His thin

stepped out of bed, his long legs

care of this?”

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