Touch Me While I Taste You

Chapter 8

**You’re the girl from the window” He asked, leaving his shoulder on the locket beside mine.

I wanted to point out that he probably shouldn’t have done that judging by the fresh scent of paint coming from sald locker, but I bit my tongue. It would certainly be karma for what he did to me earlier.

This close, I could finally see the color of his irises a bit clearer. His eyes reminded me of the hot chocolate Gertrude always snuck into my room the night before Christmas, Warm and inviting, but it was nothing but a front. Haiden was the exact opposite of warm and inviting.

He leans in closer and the smell of mint flutters into my nose. There was also a hint of cigarette but the scent of mint overpowered it enough to not make one notice it quickly

His slightly bushy brows press together while his eyes gleam with what I recognized as laughter. He was quick to

phill the curtains per the notion but the Tipt la stop the curve of his lips was

less for ittilted slightly into a barely there in that flashed some of his early

La right? His voice was smooth which was a huge contrast to the

Enuffness it usually possesses. Another glint of mirth flashed through his eyes, as they scan my features. “How was the view last night?

It took me a few pondering seconds to understand his words. When I did, heat crawled up my neck like a raging fire.

But me being me, hated anyone having the upper hand on me. Bad boy or not, he would not embarrass me in front of so many eavesdropping students. So I

strap of my bag over

There was a neutrality in

betrayed him by

him by tep the soleil an his face. He was this Siparised by my words oe by hearing my Yalne up close for the first time. Still, Haiden compelled himself to reign in

quite often saring. I jusi presumed it mi’ve been quite a good view.” His

on the locker by the mortification that pricked my being Grrat. First time spaking to me and he decides to not so subtly

out of my body’s reaction to his words, I managed

come out of my mouth. I was ashamed

a not so smart person,

not so

that he did not believe a word Just said. He raised a

pets stuck in my throat and not in a good way. Haiden sees the quick Laltering of my composed self and his smirk widens. I had the sudden

mind’s need to run

that I did not have any words to give that would certainly change the embarrassing situation around,

to speak to you.” He sighed like what

gripped the strap of my bag more firmly as I lifted my chin to show that his presence and words did not affect me the slightest. It did but he certainly would not know that.”

you Da

shirt dull and noihing machila sehemiestly.”

to be swept aside as mere coincidence, Gritting my teeth I struck him with a furious glare that normally sent others away. Hut to Haiden. I suppose I looked like a wet cat after getting drenched by raini, judging by the amused

spat. Well Halden, you can do us all a favor and shove that dumb apology up your