I was painfully aware of the way that my heart was thudding against my chest, and I had the desire to compare it to a sledgehammer. I knew that I wasn’t the only one suffering from an erratic heartbeat, for it would have been impossible for anyone to be relaxed in this situation. Matthews’ heartbeat was spurred on by his anger, whereas Shane’s was spurred on by both his irritation, as well as his fear. And mine?
Mine was spurred on by pure fear.
I would have considered myself to be lucky, since I hadn’t been put in a situation where I had been forced to see this side of Matthew until now, but there was the other part of me that wished that I had. Perhaps I would have known how to defuse this situation without making it worse.
I found my eyes darting between Shane and Matthew as my mi
