Chapter 70-It Is Combat Time
Helanie:
"I don’t think I can do this. I am not comfortable here," I murmured, sliding his hand away, feeling awkward about how he was touching me in class. We have kept our relationship a secret. I thought we did but sometimes the way everyone whispered when watching us made me wonder if he had told his friends about us.
"Helanie! Don’t be like that. Nobody’s going to say anything to us," he insisted, his hand slipping up my skirt again. Every time he touched me, I felt as if everyone’s eyes were darting in my direction. Even when no one was looking, I just felt exposed.
"Altan! Not in the classroom," I whispered, slapping his hand away, which made him grunt and angrily pull his chair back.
"What happened? Did Miss Goody Two-Shoes upset you again?" A voice from behind made me roll my eyes. She was always trying to come between us, and he let her.
"Please don’t be mad at me. I just don’t want anyone starting rumors. If they reach my father’s ears—" I tilted my head to look at him and saw the anger in his eyes. He was furious.
"You only care about your own reputation, Helanie. If you loved me, you’d take off that pendant and kiss me right here," he demanded. His demand didn’t catch me off guard. He’d asked me to take it off countless times before. But now, here in the classroom?
The teacher would arrive any moment, and if she caught us like this, I was doomed.
"Altan, there are so many guys here. You know what happens when I take my pendant off," I said, glancing around at the others who were already watching us. They all knew Altan wanted to be my first, and he was waiting for me to turn eighteen.
"And you think I won’t be able to handle anyone looking at you? I’d poke their eyes out. But only if you trust me. You don’t even think I can protect you—you rely on this pendant more than you rely on me," he hissed, grabbing my notebook and tossing it across the room.
I didn’t know how else to tell him that he was right. I was afraid he couldn’t protect me, but I wouldn’t say it out loud and hurt his pride.