Body and soul.
The words echoed in Freya’s mind as she held Orion’s piercing gaze, her pulse quickening under its weight. The air between them crackled with unspoken tension, thick enough to choke on.
"Then, it's yours."
The words slipped from her lips before she could stop them, surprising even herself. A reckless admission, a gamble she hadn’t planned to make.
Orion’s brow arched, his expression unreadable yet undeniably challenging. Seizing the moment, Freya leaned closer, her voice dropping to a whisper.
"I will give it all to you."
A beat of silence. Then, softer still.
"Just protect my mother and her inheritance from Talia Robinson."
She searched his face for any flicker of reaction, but his features remained as impassive as carved stone. The silence stretched, suffocat
