Chapter 138: Win him back
Ryder’s chest heaved as he sprinted down the street, his breath coming out in ragged gasps. He barely had time to catch his breath before he reached Noah’s apartment door. Without a second thought, he slammed his hands against the door repeatedly, shouting Noah’s name.
"Noah! Noah, open the damn door!" His fists pounded harder. No response.
Ryder growled under his breath, his frustration growing. Why wasn’t Noah opening the door? He slammed his fists one last time before backing up and running his hand through his hair, tugging at it in desperation. He needed to see Noah. Right now.
Without wasting another second, he dashed back to his car and sped toward Noah’s workplace. He had to be there. When Ryder arrived, he slammed the car door shut and stormed toward the entrance—but then he stopped dead in his tracks.
Noah was there.
But Noah wasn’t alone.
There was a man next to him. They were smiling, chatting as if they didn’t have a care in the world. Ryder’s heart dropped, and something hot and possessive flared up in his chest. In his thick brain this man was trying to take Noah away.
Without thinking, Ryder stomped across the parking lot, his eyes locked on Noah like a laser. The closer he got, the more irrational his thoughts became. He grabbed Noah’s wrist, yanking him into a tight embrace, startling both Noah and the man next to him.
"You can’t steal him away from me!" Ryder practically growled, glaring at the man over Noah’s shoulder. "I’m warning you—if you try to take Noah away, it’ll be over my dead body."
The man blinked awkwardly, completely taken aback. "Uh...excuse me?"
Noah’s eyes widened in sheer horror, his face flushing with a mixture of shock and embarrassment. "Ryder, what the hell are you doing?" He shoved Ryder away, his face a perfect picture of bewilderment. "What is wrong with you?"