Riley sprinted toward the hospital entrance so worried out of his mind that he barely had time to stop for the doors to slide open. The second’s pause allowed all the fears he’d been accumulating during the drive over to sink in. All the images he’d seen on the news of horrible car crashes assailed him. Mangled cars. Crushed bodies. Suddenly, he lost feeling in his lower extremities. He staggered forward, but just when he thought he’d fall, capable hands caught him. He’d forgotten Easton in his hurry to reach Carter.
“It’s okay,” Easton said, helping Riley straighten from his hunched position. “I’ve got you. Everything’s going to be okay.”
What normally should have made him feel safe repulsed him. This was the last place where those hands should touch him. Crazy thought, but there was n
