Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 53

I shake my head. This was a mistake. "Nevermind."

"Nevermind?"

"Yeah, nevermind," I walk towards the gym.

"What, that's it? I thought you wanted to talk?" he walks towards me.

I keep walking. "You wanna fight someone? Go try it with someone else. I told you that's not what I was looking for."

He grabs my arm.

I yank against his grip. "Stop it."

"I'm sorry," he says, not letting go.

I try to say something but he cuts me off.

"Please. I'm sorry just... don't leave. I'll talk."

"Well then let go." I look at my arm.

He doesn't budge.

"Carson." It doesn't hurt, but that doesn't mean I want him grabbing me. "Let go."

He lets go, reluctantly.

I take a few steps back. I rub my arm.

He stares at it. "Why do you do that?"

"What?" What could I possibly be doing now?

"You don't want me touching you, at all. You act like I'm burning you or something. I can't even look at you without you yelling at me."

That's not true. "I just want you to respect me," I say.

"No, you want Axel."

Oh my god. Here we go again. "Why are you so stuck on this idea that I have a favorite?"

He gives me a look. "Maybe because I'm actually in touch with reality?"

I cock my head back.

He scoffs. "I'm not blind, Mia. It's clear you have a favorite, and it's clear who that favorite is."

"Well tell me who, because I guess I didn't get the memo."

"Don't play dumb."

"I'm not. I'm worried about my family and myself. The last thing I'm concerned with is-"

Carson stalks towards me, abruptly.

I take a step back, but he corners me up against the wall. He props one of his arms above my head, putting his weight on it and trapping me.

"Carson," I put my hand on his chest, pushing.

He doesn't budge. He leans down so that he's staring into my eyes.

I hold my breath. It was a mistake to be alone with him.