Chapter 30. The Turn

Freya POV

“Anika, is that you?” My heart palpitated, fear clawing at the back of my throat as her eyes locked onto mine.

Thorne’s words faded into the background, replaced by a single, overwhelming thought— my life would be over if this woman kept coming toward me.

Sweat trailed down my forehead and the more my heart thrummed, she walked towards me. My lungs hitched, and a distressed breath escaped my lips.

I thought this was going to be the end for me until a boy who seemed like he was in his teens rushed to meet her, panting heavily.

“Aunt” He gasped for breath, grabbing her gently by the wrist.

“You can’t go around the mall without me. What if you ran into something? Don’t forget that you are blind and…” As soon as those words slipped out of his mouth, relief flooded through me and I almost collapsed to the ground but at the same time, my heart shattered into pieces.

What did he mean by she was blind?

She yanked her hands awa