Ditched Cheating Alpha, I Led My Daughter to Life's Peak novel Chapter 57

She looks at him, his eyes glaring at the universe and his pencil lazily gripped in his hand. His relatively untouched notebook. His eyes. Can wolves get sick?

Her eyes narrow and she raises her voice. "I'm sorry, Alpha. Is my class too boring for you today?"

He doesn't react. Doesn't move. Doesn't spare her a glance.

Maybe he doesn't hear her? "Aiden," I try. "She's talking to you." I reach over to tap his arm.

He catches my hand midair, well before it touches him.

It lingers in the air for a moment, my hand. Suspended by his hand in a tight grip. I stare, my heart racing. His grip tightens, then weakens. Then tightens again.

His fingers brush over my skin, slowly. I look at his face and it's like he's not even there. He's in a trance. I see silver. It's zombified Carson all over again.

Aiden's eyes change color completely now, translucent like in his wolf form. He stares at my arm like he's never seen an arm before. Never touched an arm before, felt skin against his own.

"Aiden," I say quickly. Quietly as if I'm afraid to wake something up in him. As if it's not already. What is he trying to do, eat me?

He looks at me from the corner of his eyes. I make eye contact with him, and after a while, I see him again. He looks back at his hand like he doesn't know why he's holding me in the first place. He places my whole arm on the desk far away from him, but I don't miss how gently he does it. "Don't touch me." He looks back towards the front of the room.

I furrow my brow. "I was just-"

"Don't ever touch me," he growls.

Everyone in the room flinces. I'm no exception.

My mouth goes dry. I don't want to say anything else to him, but I don't want anyone to think they can talk to me like that and get away from it. I won't just sit here. "It's not like I wanted to. I was trying to help you out."

"I don't need your help," he mutters under his breath.

Silence falls over the room.

I can't take this. I look towards the teacher. "Can I move groups?"

The pencil in Aiden's hand snaps.

Everyone in the room pales. They all look towards him. I look towards him too. What the hell?

He brushes the debris to the side, my side may I add, and then sits there.