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That evening, Freya met with Ashley once more, who had finally reported back to the man behind her. The man,
seeing Ashley on the video call, was taken aback by her newfound boldness. He had always viewed her as the
docile pawn, but now she was showing a defiance he hadn't expected.
“Failed?” the man asked, his image flickering on the screen, his body the only part visible as he sat in the
shadows. “You know exactly what I told you.”
“After the last incident, Kristian no longer trusts me,” Ashley admitted, her voice trembling. “I've really tried my
best.”
The man sat motionless, casually spinning his ring between his fingers. Ashley couldn't see his face, nor could
she decipher the emotion behind his silence. All she could hear was the relentless ticking of the clock on his end,
each second stretching out and tightening the knot of panic and fear growing heavier in her chest.
“It seems I'll have to spread your secrets to your neighbors and your brother's school,” the man finally said, his
voice deliberate, his long, slender fingers moving with a calculated grace, as if each one was sculpted to
perfection. Ashley's eyes widened in fear.
The man’s tone was measured as he spoke again, “Your brother is taking the SATs next year, right?”
“I have another way!” Ashley responded quickly, following the plan Freya had laid out for her. If not for her steely
resolve, she might have crumbled by now.
The man’s silence was unnerving as he waited for her response. Ashley, with sweaty palms, sat before her
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtcomputer and said, “We can have Freya Briggs take action.”
At the mention of Freya's name, the man reacted. A light chuckle escaped him before he spoke again. “Go on.”
“Kristian is trying to win Freya back. Because of spast events, he feels guilty toward her,” Ashley continued,
her throat tightening as she swallowed hard, the fear evident in her voice. “Freya can definitely kill him. It's
just...” she trailed off, her voice faltering.
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What the man didn’t know was that a piece of paper lay in front of Ashley’s computer.
On the desk in front of Ashley was a script Freya had carefully prepared, anticipating the man’s questions and
providing Ashley with the exact words to say. When people were nervous, they often stumbled over their words
or forgot their lines. With this script, Ashley was less likely to make a mistake.
“Just what?” the man asked, his voice low, commanding her to continue.
“I'm not sure how to exploit Freya's weaknesses to force her into this,” Ashley confessed, not glancing at the
script in front of her. “But | can assure you, if she agrees to do it, it will succeed.”
As Ashley spoke, the man’s eyes, hidden from her view, darkened with an unreadable intensity. He stared at her
through the screen, his thoughts shifting to Kristian. Finally, he spoke, his voice low and measured. “You just said
Kristian is trying to win Freya back?”
“Yes,” Ashley responded, confused by the question but answering truthfully.
“Forget about Kristian for now,” the man said slowly, his voice chilling. “Just stay put in Alerith.”
Ashley was left bewildered. After everything, was he giving up?
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