Touch Me While I Taste You

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Arabella Rivera

Admittedly, I’ve been shocked many times before and indeed, whatever stunned me always yielded me speechless. But what Christian just uttered, concreted my tongue so hard that alarm rang in my head like a siren.

I knew I may have looked utterly ridiculous just standing there wide eyed, frozen in place as I stared at him, like he was some sort of ghost. But unfortunately, my mouth refused to utter a word and my limbs decided to not work with me.

Seeing how his words had affected me, Christian peered at my stunned face and decided to speak. Which I was very thankful for seeing that I could not seemt o murmur anything at the moment.

“It’s not that big of a deal honestly.” He shrugs, breaking eye contact to look ahead. “We should probably be heading t

o the lockers before the bell ring.” I could hear it in his voice, he didn’t want to give Daway much.

away much.

Not a big deal he says?

The tone of his voice and the stiffness in his posture said otherwise.

Sadly for him, I was annoyingly nosey unfortunately when it has anything to do with Haiden Cross. I could not even if my life depended on it, name five students in any of my classes. But with Haiden, I seem to be latching on to anything that has to do with him.

I gave a stiff nod, already calculating in m y head how to ask him questions that could unravel his secrets about Haiden.” Yeah, we should.” I finally got my mouth t o work with the promise of feeding it warm cocoa when mother is not around.

If what he said is true, then why had I not seen him at Haiden’s before. Not even on holidays? Was my basic nosey skills that lacking?

Christian and I continued our way through the bustling halls, side-stepping many desperate teens who eyed us in

confusion. OO

are you from?” I asked trying to

trying to ease him in a conversation that could potentially have him let

need to know why the two step-brothers seem to not like each other.

so bad that I want to stay mysterious Ella?” The quick flash of teeth from the smirk h e had on nearly blind me from how bright it was. Mere seconds ago it

shrugged. “Being a step-brother to Haiden wouldn’t have you mysterious for long.

por

his many acquaintances, which are girls by the way, unravel you like a Christmas present. They’d do anything and I mean anything, to know everything

of being OO REDMI Noysterious I’m afraid, won’t come

QUA fruition.” I was not even in the

was not even in the slightest

are ruthless when it comes to Haiden. I suppose the more a guy treats you like dirt the more they like it. Or perhaps it’s

what those girls would do. Unravel Christian just to know about Haiden Cross. But, I guess mine can pass since I only

course, I noted that I had called myself Bella, the very nickname I claimed to hate. Haiden had gone too deep

away from those girls huh?” Christian asked. His

should probably stay away from me REDMI NOU, Snsidering how

to know about

do not say that out loud, not if I want to be deemed as a crazy

and motioned him to his, which was a locker away from mine. “You probably should. But then again, I don’t think it will be fruitful, especially when word gets

his locker, the sound of the metal screeching loudly. He turns to me and snorts. “I could see why he’s labeled a s a bad boy but as I’ve said, we’re not

custody of me and with her job, she traveled a lot, with me. I never really knew my dad until weeks ago when my mother wanted

about Haiden and Charlotte until a few days ago. From what

she still has REDMI NOTE e deceased husband’s surname.” AI