Freya’s P.O.V

Time stops. 

My heart stops. 

His eyes locked onto mine and I could barely hear his words over the pounding of my heartbeat in my ears. Still dazed, my gaze shifted to Celeste, whose reddened eyes shone with tears. The tear that tracked down her face snapped me out of my state of oblivion. 

At that moment, the eyes that covered my body sent my heart palpitating in fear as I took a step back and another step back. 

Slowly, the reality of Thorne’s words hit me. How could he do this to me? How could he do this to Celeste, and why was he bent on dragging...