Chapter 43

HAVEN I can't breathe, I can't....breathe... I'm gasping for air at this point. "Hey, hey..." Ryder speaks softly. "It's okay, Haven, it's okay." He places his hands on both of my cheeks and leans down to stare into my eyes. "It's okay, you're safe now." I look around and see that we are in the hallway and not the bathroom. I was so scared and hyperventilating that I didn't notice when he moved me. I finally sigh in relief. "Here, have some water." "Thank you.." I take the bottle of water and gulp half of it down. Ryder brushes a few strands of hair from my forehead and tucks them behind my ear. I pause, his eyes and mine lock, then he smiles at me. The small gesture makes me very uncomfortable, It's intimate and only reminds me of- "What the fuck?" Aamon's voices booms in the empty hallway. I startle and both Ryder and I look in his direction at the same time. I move away from Ryder but it's already too late, Aamon has another picture already painted in his head. He storms in our dire