Semua Bab The Forbidden Affair: The Man I Should Never Have Known: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Daisy’s povThe second I noticed the shift in the cafeteria, I knew something was off. Everyone’s attention had moved past me, and silence fell like a heavy blanket. My back tensed. My hands stopped mid-bite. There was only one reason the students would suddenly back away like that.He had arrived.Footsteps approached, slow and heavy. My stomach sank. I turned my head, barely lifting my gaze. A large shadow fell across the table, inching closer. My sandwich slipped from my hands. They started to shake. I tried to hold them still, but I couldn’t stop the shaking running through me.“Daisy Lee.”My breath caught in my throat.“Look at me,” his voice came, low, rough, and commanding.I looked up.It was him. Jaxon Ryder.I’d never met him before, but there was no doubt. The moment our eyes locked, I just knew. My first thought was… he looked incredible. Like trouble wrapped in perfect features. His black hair, sharp jawline, and piercing silver-grey eyes made it hard to look away. He st

Jaxon’s povI watched the girl standing beside Daisy turn pale like she'd seen something straight out of a nightmare. Did I care? Not one bit. What I cared about was the fact that I had to come looking for Daisy. She should’ve waited for me after class like I expected, yeah, maybe I didn’t say it out loud, but still. She should’ve known better. Since I was already annoyed, I figured I’d make them both sweat a little.“Tell me. What?” I repeated, making my voice sharp on purpose.The other girl opened her mouth, then shut it, then opened it again like a fish gasping for air. Her panic was written all over her face. She was shaking, and honestly, if I wasn’t so pissed, I might’ve laughed. Her eyes flicked to Daisy, then she turned and ran, her heels clicking like they were on fire.I watched her go, half impressed by how fast she could move in those things. I never understood why girls wore them. They looked painful. Then I looked back at Daisy. She still hadn’t turned around. My patien

Daisy’s povI didn’t even want to imagine what he’d do if the food tasted bad. I held my breath as he took the first bite. He chewed. Swallowed. Then, without a word, took another.“Is it good?” I blurted, because I couldn’t take the silence anymore.Jaxon glanced at me. “It’s great.”Just two words, but they lit something inside me. I almost smiled right then and there. I’d been cooking since I was a kid, mostly just to feed myself because my parents were always away. But I’d never cooked for anyone else before. And now? Someone actually liked what I made. Even if that someone was Jaxon Ryder, the king of chaos himself. And just like that, his mood seemed to shift.The tension that had wrapped around him all morning melted a little. It was like I could feel it, the way the air changed around him. When he was mad, it felt like sitting in a thunderstorm. But now? Now it was like a warm breeze. Weird. Very weird. But I’d take this version of Jaxon over the other one any day.I focused o

Daisy’s povWhen his eyes met mine, something flickered in them, something like admiration, but it was gone so fast, I almost thought I imagined it.“Let’s go,” he said.I exhaled slowly and silently thanked Sienna for the makeover.Jaxon helped me slip into my coat. Then he reached for my hand, his touch warm and confident, and guided me toward the sleek, black motorcycle parked by the curb. I flinched when the engine roared to life and held on tight.Oh no. Here we go.It felt like hours before we finally pulled into a street that looked like it had not seen proper maintenance in years. Jaxon slid into a spot directly under a bold red sign that screamed: NO PARKING.I stared at the sign. Then at the building beyond it. It looked… old. Worn down. Like the kind of place they use in horror movies right before someone gets dragged into a basement. I briefly considered reminding him he could not park there, but gave up just as quickly. If Jaxon wanted to park, he would. Rules clearly did

Jaxon was not supposed to kiss her. He should have taken her home right after dinner, kept things simple, clean, forgettable. But he did not want the night to end. And to be honest, he was surprised at himself for holding back that long without giving in to the urge to taste her lips.Then she had looked up at him, soft, beautiful, nervous and asked, “Why me?”He had felt those two words hit deep in his chest... and lower. When he told her the truth, even just a little of it, something in her face changed. Her eyes softened, her smile grew tender, and for the first time in a long time, he felt something fill the emptiness inside him.But that was a mistake. A huge mistake. He had known it the moment she opened the door wearing that tight, blush pink top and jeans that hugged every curve like they were meant just for her. She looked good. No, she looked incredible. And it shook him.He had known it when she talked about her family, her life, her little worries and somehow made him open