•Dahlia•
The high of the moment had already diffused. Hayden and I were returning back to the palace, taking that annoying path that was riddled with creepy plants.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Why wouldn’t it be? Hayden had entered into some kind of panic attack mode caused by me and he was acting all natural now, like the moment didn’t happen.
But it did. And it was still fresh in my memory. Though I hadn’t really acted like I cared at that moment and was quite composed—because I’ve been trained to be calm during rash times—I was feeling really worried now.
“You have a fear of people touching you?” I mentioned suddenly.
Hayden halted. I stopped as well and looked at him. There was a grave expression on his face, warning me not to cross a line.
Too late.
“It must not be very s
