Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 226

"What?" I ask.

He doesn't look at me.

I furrow my brow. "Why are you still here-"

"Brittany and Krys left. I have to stay here to watch you."

"Oh no you don't." I point at the door. "Call someone else."

"I'm not calling anyone else," he says.

"Okay. Stand in the bushes."

"I'm not standing in the bushes." He glares at me.

I glare right back. "You make your betas do it. What, you're too good for that? You think they're beneath you?"

"I think you're arguing with yourself," he says.

I roll my eyes.

He mutters something under his breath before closing the door, forcefully. "Would you just go to bed so I can leave?"

"You're welcome to leave right now. I don't need you." I sit firmly at the kitchen table.

He looks like he wants to bang his head against the wall.

I don't budge. "Lock the door on your way out."

"Fine." He walks over to the back door. I expect him to walk straight through it, literally, at the rate he's going, but he locks it instead. He takes his shoes off, one at a time. Then he keeps them in his hands as he walks over to the light switch.

In seconds, we're encased in darkness. Again.

I still refuse to move. I keep my eyes on where he was, but I can't see him. I can't hear him. It's like he disappeared. I can't be sure of where he is anymore. I wait for my eyes to adjust to the lighting, but they never do. Not enough at least.

"Aiden?" I ask into the open air.

No response.

"Aiden. This isn't funny."

Silence.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. "I don't do scary movies. Stop it, okay?" I stand up quickly, walking towards the hallway. "You're scaring the crap out of me."

"Watch out for the lego."

I jump ten feet in the air. He's directly behind me. I don't know if I should hit him or hug him. I hold onto him, biting my tongue to keep from screaming. "Why didn't you just answer me?" I whisper-scream, shaking his arm.

"I thought you wanted me out of you house?" he asks.

Now's not the time for this. He walks past me, into the hallway. I hold onto him for dear life.

"Could you get off of me?" He tries to go up the stairs, but I don't budge. He glares daggers at me. "You want us both to fall?"