She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 711:

Without another word, Ellis led Freya out.

As soon as they disappeared through the door, those left behind exchanged glances like they’d just witnessed something ghostly—Greta and Riley in particular.

“Why do I feel like the Captain’s acting a bit… odd with Mina?” Greta was the first to voice what everyone else was thinking.

Riley gave a slow nod. “Since I’ve known him, I’ve never seen him act so… soft.”

“Does that mean Freya’s going to get it even worse than we did?” Frederick asked, his wide-eyed concern for Freya shining through. “Worse than what Cade and Moss had to deal with?”

Greta and Riley exchanged a glance. Something about that didn’t sit right.

“Wait a second…” Moss hesitated, scanning everyone’s expressions. “Is it possible our all-business, stone-faced captain… actually has feelings for Mina?”

Cade thought back to what they’d just witnessed. “It’s more than possible. If any of them had gotten drunk, Ellis would’ve thrown them over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and dumped them at their doorstep. No way would he have softly offered a choice between being carried or piggybacked. That kind of gentleness? Yeah, something was definitely up.”

“What do you think, Trent?” Moss tossed the question to him. Ellis and Trent were two peas in a pod when it came to being sharp. If anyone knew the truth, it’d be Trent.

Trent just smiled, a knowing gleam in his eye. “Didn’t I tell you guys he was just being nice to Mina?”

And just like that, the whole room clicked into understanding.

“You knew all along?” Cade asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.

“Don’t breathe a word of this to Mina,” Trent cautioned, his tone as calm and steady as ever. “No playing matchmaker—and no throwing wrenches in the works.”

𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖈𝖊: gal⸽no⸽vels⸰co⸰m

He turned to Greta and Riley, a pointed look accompanying his gentle reminder. “Especially you two.”

Everyone knew how inseparable the three were—Greta, Riley, and Freya were thick as thieves, joined at the hip and heart.

Had he not said anything, the two would’ve likely raced to Freya without a second thought, spilling everything in their rush. And considering how Freya felt about Ellis at the moment, she might’ve gone cold and distant, perhaps even kept him at arm’s length.

“He’s really good at keeping his feelings under wraps,” Greta murmured, finally feeling reassured. “But he didn’t start liking Mina only after retiring, right? When did it even begin?”

“No clue,” Trent replied honestly.

No one could pinpoint when Ellis’s feelings had first taken root. What they did know was that he never let his emotions cloud his judgment. Even though he was into Freya, he never let up on her during training.

Not once.

But looking back, it all made sense now.

Push her hard now, so she’d be safer when it mattered.

“Honestly, that’s probably for the best,” Riley sighed, comforted by the thought. “If Freya ends up with Ellis, nobody in their right mind would dare mess with her.”

On that note, the group exchanged a silent pact. Just as Trent had said, no meddling.

Out of all of them, only Freya remained blissfully unaware of the truth.

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