She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1116:

“Freya,”

“Hmm?”

“Don’t you think you’ve been brushing me off a bit lately?” Ellis stepped in close, his voice dipping low. “I came all this way just to see you, and you refused to share a bed with me. Now I’m asking you to hang out, and suddenly you’re too busy?”

Freya didn’t say a word. What was she even supposed to say to that?

“Or is it that you’re hiding something from me?” Ellis asked again, half-serious, half-joking. “Maybe seeing someone else and too caught up to make time for me?”

“No!” Freya jumped in quickly, anxious he might actually start digging.

If he decided to investigate, there was no way she’d be able to cover it up. Sure, Riley and Greta had her back—but under Ellis’s intense “interrogation,” they’d probably let something slip, thinking it was nothing.

for her

meeting the day after,” Freya lied with smooth ease. “Then I’ll go out with you.

like it.” Ellis

to travel abroad, it required layers of clearance from the organization—he didn’t leave the country unless he had to. This trip came with a rare, tight approval

Ellis stepped out first, and Freya

passed the rest off to Melvin,

quietly

glanced at the men around her and

is where

little fun.” The bearded man riding shotgun grinned—but when he straightened up, his expression turned sharp.

just never imagined a kidnapping happening here—either way, she’d been caught slipping and dragged into this

she could break free easily. But something about this