Carmen’s POV

For a fleeting moment, I stood frozen, completely frozen as the man's words kept echoing over and over again in my head, unrelenting.

I blinked twice, yet, I couldn't wrap my head around what the man was saying. It was as if I was lost in time as I stared at the man, heart thudding in my chest. It was as if the ground below me was cracking and I was suddenly been choked by an invisible spirit.

Instinctively, my hands tightened around Kethan, fear and confusion colliding all ...