Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 7

If I Didn't Know Any Better

"What's up, Florida?"

I look up from where I'm watching my toes. I'm leaning back against the wall

beside the door of my first class. Aiden approaches me, an easy smile on his face, his shoulders slanting with every step.

He's surrounded by some of his teammates and they break off into their own group, talking and laughing, but I don't listen to them.

All of my attention is taken up by Aiden.

Those amber eyes and wavy hair does something to my nerves. Fuck, I've seen handsome guys before but he is on another level. Like from a movie.

He leans his forearm on the wall above my head, looking down at me with a heated gaze. He smirks, the dimple in his cheek making an appearance.

I say nothing, too busy studying the soft skin of his cheeks and-

Those lips.

My stomach turns and my heartbeat quickens. I remember the way he kissed Sadie yesterday, the way his hands held her, the way his fingers dug into her skin.

I would be lying if I said I didn't think about that all day yesterday, especially the way it made me feel.

Hot. It made me feel so hot.

It makes me want him, it makes me —

Aiden leans in closer to me, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you're looking at me like that because you can't stop thinking about that kiss yesterday."

I swallow and look around to make sure no one is watching us, to make sure no one can hear him. Everyone seems to be in their own world though, and I return my attention to Aiden.

and grins arrogantly. "Were

My breath hitches.

touched like that, and watching him ignited something inside me. I need

and I shake

arm, his hand gripping the back of my neck as he pulls my head back. "You're a horrible liar, Alina," He

to remind myself. I lick my lips, pulling away

doesn't help me much because his eyes are also devastatingly

twist my head from

his lips.

to his friends, who are watching us with

was kissing Sadie, but part of me feels like he was doing

whisper, "If I didn't

to me, stealing my air, stealing my space. His cologne washes over me

if I said I have

breath catches

told you that I haven't stopped thinking about you since I

eyes drop down to his lips for a

stood there like you don't have the sexiest little legs I've seen in my entire

I blink. "What?"

been thinking about

"Oh."

"Nonstop."

I grip the books I'm holding to my chest, my ears ringing, heat spiraling in

But the bell rings.

crowd around us

away, grabbing my hand and leading me into class, into the same seats we've been

move to

eyes on us, most of them wide in shock. They whisper to each other and I lower my face, trying to