Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 9

Secrets of Us: A Forbidden Love Romance

Chapter 9

My heart hammers in my chest, that tinging in my ear increasing unil I swear I can't hear.

"I haven't done anything," I whisper.

She scoffs, "I saw you with him this morning. You let someone with girlfriend get that close to you?"

"Shouldn't you be more worried about the fact that he was so close to kissing me?" I can't help the way I scoff at her.

She stomps her foot and yells. "Bitch! He's mine!"

"You should be telling him that, not me."

That only angers her more and I don't move in time, partly from the fact that I am not expecting it at all. She slaps me. Hard.

My cheek stings and that crazy look in her eyes, in her pointed nose and arched eyebrows, intensifies. Her face turns red and her

nostrils flare.

"Stay away from him."

I hold my hand on my cheek and stand up straight. "Did you just slap me?"

She crosses her arms over her chest and lifts her chin. "Yes. And we'll do so much more than that."

We?

She looks over her shoulder. "Will!"

The door opens and a big dude walks in. He's tall, not muscular, but he for sure has not skipped a meal ever in his entire life. His shoe size looks like the two of mine combined.

looks me over and then turns to Sadie. "You'll keep your end of the bargain?" She sneers. "Of course. Now, do it. I'm not staying to watch. I don't like blood." My eyes widen and I step toward her.

have made a move

shake my

"Do not

this on him! Why would he go after you when he has me?" She wags her finger in my face and then gives Will a pointed look

up from

want to, but I don't necessarily have anything against hitting

fast enough to dodge it, but it makes me miss his other

shocked when blood gushes down from

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hand around my neck and lifts me

Whatever she's paying you, I'll double

he lifts an eyebrow. "She

contorts

her payment. His body massive and he

scream.

look over his shoulder, his head is snapped back toward me

for breath and look up to find Will on the floor and Zaid standing over him, raining punches

stands at the door, his

his arms flying

nose, checking if the bleeding has stopped and

chest

last time in the gut before

cries, sniffling through his tears as he forces himself up, one of his eyes already

attention goes directly to me. His dark eyes take me in, his nostrils flaring even more and his knuckles cracking when he tightens his

back when he takes a long stride toward me, gasping when he

fingers dance across the skin of my arms,

"Zaid, stop."

look at my torso, I push his hands away, pulling the hem down. He moves his attention

twisting my face away from his