Touch Me While I Taste You
Chapter 46

Chapter 46

46

Arabella Rivera

“First, close my damn door. And try being a little gentle this time?” Dark annoyed eyes smoked a fog ofirritation towards Haiden’s brooding posture that stood in the entryway.

Upon Mr. Boyd’s sarcastic request, Haiden’s jaw ticked, the jaw bone growing more prominent by theaction. M y eyes leer at the faint bruise he spotted o n the slightly tan flesh of his jaw. The discoloringunder his left eye began to fade but was also still very noticeable.

With a low pant of annoyance. Haiden reaches for the door and slams it shut. It rattles, indicating that itwas close to falling off its hinges. “Happy?” He asked tightly, voice thickening with what I presume wasirritation.

As soon as the words are let out, the sad excuse of a map that hung on the door, falls to the floor limplybehind Haiden’s boots.

My eyes draw to Mr. Boyd waiting for his reaction at hearing the blatant bold

action at hearing the blatant bold disrespect in Haiden’s voice. The man always looked furious but theshadow of anger he spotted now, competed against any previous one before. Haiden had ticked off theman, a lot.

The tightness of his frame and the glare o fannoyance said it all. Mr. Boyd drew in a breath that calmedhim down before he said anything out of the way. His frame relaxed too. As if finally realizing that Haidenwas not worth arguing with.

He lifts a hand to his forehead, rubbing the skin as if to ward off a splitting headache. “You damn kids.”He murmurs lowly.

Damn kids? He better be speaking about Haiden, I had nothing to do with this sudden annoyance hewas now spotting. I n fact, I’m innocent in all of this. I just came to hold up my own side of the deal.

If I knew the guy I would be tutoring was Haiden, I would have probably said no. Then again, the brightred B on my paper was taunting me, therefore I wasn’t so sure I would’ve turned down the offer.

Mr. Boyd pinched the skin between his

Boyd pinched the skin between his brows, pulling it lightly and dragged out a n exaggerated sigh.” Youtry to help them and they act like little shits of hell.”

I draw in my bottom lip between my teeth, chewing on it lightly to suppress m y laughter at the use of Mr.Boyd’s words. By doing so, I could feel the pressure of being peered over. I knew it was Haiden, I alwaysknew.

There was just something about his gaze that had a flame as flickering as a wildfire creeping through myveins that led to goosebumps raging over my skin.

“Why is she here?” The gruff displeased voice had my teeth loosening on my lip and dropping it entirelyout of shock. The way he acknowledged me wasn’t all that great considering how his voice dripped withbitterness.

I found my mind ticking like an old clock as I try to think of the reason behind his sudden bitterness.Haiden was cold and I had grown used to it, but the bitterness in his tone was something I didn’t expect.

Did I do or say something wrong? I can’t recall doing anything to him and I hadn’t

Dr Tutor say some mung wrong Team Dall doing anything to him and I hadn’t spoken to him in a whiletoo, neither did I say anything about him.

In my dreams perhaps, but it was nothing he’d not like. Actually, I think we both liked it. Dreams aren’treality though. And this reality, was a sucker punch to the gut, unwelcoming and cold.

Mr. Boyd stopped pinching the thin skin between his brows and fixed his gaze on Haiden. He droppedhis hand to his sides and with a frown on his face, voices out.” I found you someone who was willing totutor you.”

Haiden’s eyes snap to mine, narrowing o n my face until I could feel the penetrating stare. He wascalculating something in his head, I could just tell. The way his brows lined in a frown and the tick of hisjaw showed me that he did not quite like Mr. Boyd’s words.

And he definitely voiced it out. “You found someone and it’s her?” The way he said her was like he wasintentionally mocking me.

He snorts unamused. “Yeah forget it.” His heavy tone of displeasure was a slight

TIL SITUITS CITUDLU TUTULDELIL.

heavy tone of displeasure was a slight jab that I tried to ignore. Haiden turns around ready to leave, hisfingers already wrapping around the door handle when M r. Boyd’s edgy voice stops him. “If you walk outof that door, you’ll be saying goodbye to your high school diploma.”

Haiden completely freezes, posture turning rigid as he slowly turns around. His eyes are like ice, cold,chilling and unsettling. “The fuck you just say?”

A brewing of a storm. One I’d not want to get trapped in. Unfortunately, it seems I have tangled myself inthis situation unwillingly and unknowingly. Was it too late to back out and just face the rude awakening ofgetting my first B?

As happy I’d be backing out of the deal, I couldn’t. I needed that B to turn into an A. I can’t afford to havemy perfect report card tainted by something so unappealing

Mr. Boyd slams his fist on the desk. The sudden action had me yelping faintly as I nearly jumped out ofmy very own skin. His face turned a shade of pink as he tried to calm down his growing anger. Haidenwasn’t exactly helning

calm down his growing anger. Haiden wasn’t exactly helping

Spitting profanities at me wouldn’t help you boy.” His voice is gruff and heavy

with outrage.

Mr. Boyd looked at Haiden without battering a lash. “And you heard me. Your chances of ever graduatingwill go down the drain if you fail this class. You’re slacking off boy. You barely come to class. And whenyou do, it’s like you’re in your own world.”

I took a peek at Haiden, my eyes falling o n his clenched fists at his sides. My stomach twisted when Ispotted the torn flesh on his knuckles that looked fresh. Tiny red cuts also decorated his big hand,worming down to his long fingers.

Haiden had definitely been fighting. That explains the faint bruises he had been sporting recently.

“What are you saying old man?” The emotionless voice of Haiden had me snapping my eyes up to lookat his face. H e doesn’t spare me a glance, only arrowed it to Mr. Boyd.

I hated how awkward I was just standing there while listening to two angry males that tried to intimidateeach other. None backed down, so I suppose this will take longer than I expected.

Mr. Boyd sighs heavily, exhausted by just talking to Haiden.

“I’m saying that if you can’t keep up with the rest of your class, you will be held back. I’m not the only onewho has agreed to this Haiden.”

His eyes snap to my fidgeting self and he finishes. “Arabella is exceptional with all subjects and may bethe only one that can help you keep up with your studies. If not, you’ll be repeated. You need herHaiden.”