Touch Me While I Taste You
Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

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Imove my eyes wy from him, knowing I had been staring for too long i bit into my plump bottom lip tosuppress a smile. “Your promises don’t count Cross.

From my peripheral vision, I whis head whip to face me for a second only to draw back to the road. “Mypromises are my word Bella. Carved into store that cannot be lifted and broken.”

I grip my bag, hoping he hadn’t noticed m. y nervous habit when he turns to face me again, this timelingering his eyes a little longer than last. “When I promise something, I mean it with every fiber of m ybeing.”

There was something hidden in his tone. Something deep that he had buried. And a SI took a quick peekat him from the corner of my eye. I observed how lost he looked. He seemed to be in his head, gazegoing cloudy.

“Nice mutfie.” His voice brought #backt

thoughts of me jumping out of the maving truck just to get away from the cuibarrassment

I was very thankful that he didn’t mock mm e like normal guys at his age would. But However, Haldenwas far from normal

I looked down at my ripped jeans and black t-shirt with the word fearless printed on it in bold cursiveletters. I lit my head to give him a side-eye, rolling in y eyes as I spoke. “Well, I didn’t have ani. assholedirtying me today so._…” I drawled, smiling slightly when he chuckles.

“I apologized for that didn’t 1?’ He faked a confused look, brows drawing together as one of his handscome to rub his chini n thought

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gly and there was nothing much to see Anyway’ an apology? Do I need to lind you a dictionary

Weindly, having a conversation with Haiden selt normal. Like we were long lose friends, catching up onsome good old times. Hut we weren’t We were Certainly not friends.

Why was conversing with him, case my usual tense for exceptionally?

He spares mne a quick glance where I instantly saw the flash of amusement in his eyes before hebrought it back to the road. “First of all. Those weren’t my exact words. Second, I swear I hadn’t Sten thepuddle of water. And third. You were the one who insulted me first.” He pointed out.

“Oh so we’re counting excuses now?”

“And for the record, saying that I didn’t have a good view wasn’t an insult directed to you.” I defended.

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Haiden snorte. – Well, I’m sorry that I only serin toatch you staring inside my Four princess, so I justpresumed that it’s the only view you latch your cyes ento.” He shruused, biting down on his Tip to stop 11smile from emerging

“You’re so full of it.” I hulfed tuming away with a tiny hint of a smile on my lace Maybe people judged himtoo soon. Maybe Haider Cross wasn’t as bad as they dermed him to be.

Peeking at him under my lashes through the corner of my eye, I saw how relaxed h e seemed to be. Sodifferent from how he painted himself to be. Seeing how calm h e was, led me to believe that my nextWords wouldn’t upset him.

My woke us on most unibeard and for a quick second Thought he hadn’t home but by the tensingolishoulders. I knew he did.

Perhaps the man’t the right time to qaton himabut Hm.

Twatch as the relaxed Haiden morphi into of t he cold mistaken as steel. The Crown on his face sketchedhis features so differently than before that I questioned the resim

After a couple of awkward silence that threatened to consume us, he answered curtly. “Only met heryesterday.”

His voice had grown so coldly that the morning heat could not be felt anymore. His words held a silentwarning about not dragging the topie further. But me being me, needed to know more. Especially if it:involved me, somehow.

“Yeah, everyone saw what happened in the cafeteria. Did she say anything to upset you? Gwen can be alittle bit pushy Sometimes- I began to giggle only for

you or anyone an explanation.” As his harsh ne spat out the words, I noticed that we were pulling up inthe school’s juridnglot

I try not to let him alfeci me too much. It Was Haider for crying out loud. His anger and temper were to beexpected. Yet somehow, my heart felt constricted, like a heavy weight was pushing down on the

Swallowing the burning lump in my throat, I nodded tightly.” You’re right, w

e aren’t.”

When he parks the truck and turns off the ignition, I quickly opened the door. I could definitely feel eyeson me but somehow I didn’t care at the moment. What I cared about right now was to get a s far awayfrom Haiden as possible.

“Bella-” He called out, voice growing soft and apologetic.

Olapologetic.

“Thanks for the ride.” I slammed the door of the truck with not needed force which silenced his words. Icould hear the murmurs as I made a bee-line for the school.