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    The moment he finished speaking, Freya’s hands moved, and the ropes dropped to the floor.


    The sudden motion caught all three men off guard, their eyes wide with shock. A ying card shot from Freya’s hand.


    The henchmen’s guns flew from their grips, while the bearded man caught the card—a King of Spades—between his fingers. In the chaos, Freya snatched two guns from the floor. She aimed one at the henchmen and the other at the bearded man. The henchmen froze, their faces pale as ghosts.


    The bearded man was just as stunned. Normally, he could’ve grabbed a gun as fast as Freya did, turning it into a standoff. But today, he’d slipped up.


    For one, he hadn’t been on high alert since she was Ellis’s girlfriend. For another, her skill with the ropes and that card trick had thrown him off. And, most importantly, he was still holding the ying card.


    Even with a gun pointed at him, the bearded man stayed cool. He rubbed the card between his fingers and said slowly, “Only one person I know can handle cards like that.”


    He flipped the card to show her the King of Spades.


    “Why’d you grab me?” Freya asked, her guard still up, ignoring his guess about her identity. It wasn’t surprising that someone who knew Ellis would know about K.


    “Easy, now,” the bearded man said, his tone softening as he realized who she was. He wasn’t as cautious or aggressive anymore. “I’m a friend of Ellis. You know that.”


    Freya’s expression didn’t budge. Of course, she knew that. If she didn’t, she would’ve already pulled the trigger.


    “Put the gun down, and we can talk,” the bearded man said, his voice calm and steady.


    Freya didn’t reply; her focus was razor-sharp. She knew exactly who she was dealing with. Ellis had once described this man as someone who seemed simple and harmless but was a master at his craft in every way.


    Until this moment, the man before Freya had only ever tasted defeat at Ellis’s hands.


    Freya’s precision, agility, and instincts ranked her among her team, yet she still fell short of matching Ellis’s sheer dominance. If she ever squared off against this bearded man in a fair fight, she knew she’d be fighting uphill.


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    But tonight, with the element of surprise finally tilting the odds in her favor, she couldn’t afford to let his words rattle her or let this narrow advantage slip away.


    “Bro, did you just say she’s K?”


    “You mean K—as in the one who partnered with Ellis and totally crushed you and Eric Potter on that mission?”


    The henchmen stood frozen in disbelief. No one on the team had ever seen K’s face. Ellis always insisted K wasn’t an official member and kept her existence a secret, iming her real life would be thrown into chaos if word ever got out. Yet here she was—K, revealed atst, not only brilliant but breathtakingly beautiful.


    “Enough—both of you, get back.” The bearded man’s pride red. “If Eric hadn’t screwed up back then, I wouldn’t have lost.”


    “Yeah, whatever you say,” his men answered, barely hiding their smirks.


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