Was this woman not planning to let him off the hook?
He darted into the woods, quickly disappearing into the night.
Freya pursued him closely.
She squinted around, but Steve's figure was nowhere to be seen.
At that moment, her phone rang.
She retrieved it to see Ella's name on the screen.
"Freya, Matthew is awake and insisting on seeing you!"
"Give him the phone. I want to talk to him," said Freya.
Ella agreed and handed the phone to Matthew.
A soft voice came from the other side, dispelling the fatigue from chasing Steve.
She spoke gently, "Matthew, be good. Mommy has important things to do, but will be back to accompany you soon."
"Matthew, why don't you take a nap? When you wake up, Mommy will be right beside you."
"Aunt Ella said Mommy's out there fighting monsters, but the
