Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 167

That's exactly what he does. He just does it slower than anticipated. He places his hand over mine, holding onto it for a second before moving it aside. Then he does the same with our bodies, getting them out of the way of the door. I don't resist the hand he puts on my side to move me, but before he can even get the door halfway open, he stops. He pauses for a long time, and each second is another one that I'm left waiting, wondering what his next move will be.

When he still doesn't do anything, and his hand falls from my side, I figure that's my cue to let myself out. "Thanks," I say, even though I really whisper it. "I've got it from here." I reach for the door.

He doesn't try to stop me. He just moves his hand away to allow me to take it-the knob of course, not his hand. But before I can turn it, he puts his hand higher on the wooden door. He doesn't slam it. He doesn't force it shut. He just nudges it, until I hear the lock click back into place. Slowly.

Slowly I turn around. I'm greeted by the unnecessarily tight t-shirt clinging to his chest. His shoulders. The abs that are covered but almost certainly there, if he looks anything like Axel.

I nearly smack myself for that thought. I look up at Aiden and focus on him. I expect to see silver staring back at me, but all I see is amber, which means the wolf isn't here yet. The imprint bond isn't controlling him right now. This is just Aiden... so why is he stopping me from leaving?

I open my mouth to ask him as much, but nothing comes out.

He's the one to speak first. "I like you..."

I stare up at him, wide-eyed.

But then he ruins it. "...Is that what you want to hear?"

Disappointment. That's the only word that describes it. How could he do that to me, knowing that that's what I want to hear, only to take it back? Did he just want to get my hopes up? Crush them one last time before I left? He's just so mean. I sigh, forcefully. "That's not what I want to hear, and you know it."

"Well then what is it?" he asks. "Do you want to hear me say that I don't like you, so you don't have to feel guilty anymore?"

I can't do this again. I rub my forehead, and I say as clearly as possible, "I just want you to tell me how you feel, Aiden. If that's too much to ask, sorry." I'm not sorry though. I look away from him and stare at the wall. I just want to leave at this point.

He won't shut up though. "Well how do you want me to feel?"

Is he mocking me? "I thought we already went over this?"

When he doesn't respond, I just decide to say it anyway. What does it matter. "I want you to like me, Aiden. If that's how you feel, I just want you to say it."