NovelBookChapter 854: Kristian hesitated, his smile faltering like a candle flickering in a draft. His original intention had been to share a room with Freya, but the wind had clearly shifted.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I'm not planning to sleep,” he replied, his expression still painted with innocence. "I'll stay with you." Freya's brow arched, an unmistakable signal. "What?" Kristian met her gaze, earnest as daylight. "Didn't you say you were scared? I'll keep watch by your bedside." "That's unnecessary." "Freya..." "To be honest," she said plainly, "having you hovering nearwould make my skin crawl even more." Kristian blinked, genuinely thrown off by the strange irony in her logic. "Why?" "Because waking up and finding someone looming at my bedside? That's nightmare fuel,” she said, cutting off his intentions with the precision of a guillotine. "We could leave the light on." "I can't sleep with the light on." "I have to help you somehow." "So long as you're safe and sound, I'm at peace," she replied with unshaken calm. "It's late. Get srest. Pick a room-any room." In that moment, Kristian realized he'd miscalculated. His plan to get close to her had crumbled like a house of cards in a storm. In the end, all his efforts were in vain.
"Freya," he called suddenly, just as she turned away.
Exclusive updates live gVlnov☐lsShe paused. "Yes?" "Are you really afraid?" Kristian asked, his voice stripped of all pretense.
"If you're scared, then I'm not," she said cryptically. "And if you're not, then I can manage.” With that enigmatic reply, she disappeared into her room, shutting the door between them like drawing a curtain across a stage.
Kristian remained at her door, his mask falling away. The emotion in his eyes was no longer veiled-it churned, deep and unreadable.
Eventually, he turned back and retreated to his own room.
On his phone, an unread message waited. Natasha had written, "Don't forget my reward." He stared at the screen for a beat, then typed slowly, "Is Freya afraid of ghosts?" A smiling emoji appeared almost immediately. Then Natasha wrote, “That'll cost you extra." Kristian replied, "You know money isn't my problem." Natasha responded, "As far as I know, she's not the type to fear ghosts." Kristian's expression darkened like a sky before a storm. Freya wasn't afraid of ghosts? Then was she faking it earlier? Or was Natasha simply out of the loop?
Natasha added, "But I can't say with. certainty. She's a locked chest she doesn't open up easily. You might have better luck asking her family or close friends."
Kristian said nothing. Since his return to Jeucwell, one thing had beccrystal clear-Freya's circle was fiercely loyal to her. yf he tried to pry ve into her life through them, they'd run straight to her the moment he reached out. Asking them wasn't an option. Besides, from his brief encounters with her sister, he already knew he was far from her favorite person.
That left one alternative-Gerard. Gerard might be able to get the truth from Melvin. According to Kristian's sources, Melvin had served at Freya's side for years. He was bound to know. Resolved, Kristian dialed Gerard.
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