HAYDEN
Pain spikes through my chest. It's a crushing, suffocating pressure which I barely have time to register before my knees give out.
The room tilts, my vision tunneling. I hit the floor hard. And everything goes black.
"Hayden!"
Her voice snaps me back.
Air floods my lungs in a loud gasp, my body jerking as if I've just been electrocuted. My heartbeat falters, then it hammers erratically against my ribs.
Eden is hovering above me. Her face is pale, her eyes wide with panic, her hair falling loose around her shoulders. One hand is pressed flat against my chest, as though she's trying to check if I'm still alive.
For a split second, I think I've died and this is some sick hallucination—her choosing to care after all that.
"Hey," I rasp. My throat burns. "I'm—"
Another wave of p
