Autumn was pacing back and forth.
She hadn't heard a word from Piper since the night before, or Dalton.
Telling herself that everything was fine and she was simply overreacting wasn't working.
Something was wrong, she could tell.
Autumn checked her phone again. Nothing.
It had only been about five minutes since she last checked it, but the seconds were ticking by as if they were hours.
Trying to slow her pounding heart, Autumn laid on her bedroom floor trying to slow her breathing.
This was a technique she had used often at the beginning of her time in prison and it had worked then, so why not know.
Autumn breathed slowly and deeply through her nose and out her mouth. Controlled breaths were key.
Suddenly, her phone vibrated on the bedside table and her heart started pounding eve
