Destiny's POV
I fought hard to keep my thumping heart from beating all the more. No matter how hard I tried, it just wouldn't calm down. In the last minute, I'd lost count of how fast my heart was beating. When we first got here, it was at a steady pace and even that wasn't steady enough. The moment Fredrick left me alone in the car, that was when it started thumping wildly. I tried a couple of breathing exercises, but its effects were only temporary. One minute they were working, and the next, I was breathing like I'd just ran a million meters barefoot and without any
form of hydration or rest on the way.
I tried to distract myself, but even that wasn't working. The scenery around us was beautiful, with the lamp posts shining their warm and bright lights on the cobblestoned walkway. Be
