Chapter 36. Darkness

Freya POV

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 me into all this mess?

My breath got stuck in my throat as my breathing got constricted while I retraced my steps, my lips wobbling. “I… I…am not Freya…” My voice was barely above a whisper and with the judgy eyes fixed on me, it felt more like the walls were closing in on me.

Before I could fall, Thorne’s hand curled over my waist, pulling me back as my hands rested gently on his c