Chapter 11

Secrets of Us: A Forbidden Love Romance

Chapter 11

The rain is relentless, each drop fatter than the one before.

The water is at least warm, the smell of dirt wafting around me. No of that is comforting though as I walk down the mostly empty road. Only a few cars have zoomed past me, none of them paying many mind.

The diner is now behind me, having walked about 15 minutes but ill have a dreaded walk ahead of me to get home. I have had enough time to process my thoughts, but still I don't reach into my pocket to call an Uber.

Fucking Zaid.

It's my dumbass fault for trusting him.

He's not the good kind that you can sit with and open up to and expect him to have an appropriate emotional reaction.

My mind races with anger and frustration as I wrap my arms around my waist, my shirt now soaked through and my hair dripping

wet.

He left me! He just left me!

I don't know what I expected from him. The few sweet moments we did share were overpowered by the dumbass shit he always ended up doing.

I shake my head, biting down on my tongue.

I don't even know my way around here, and I'm going to end up on the news tomorrow morning.

Body found on the side of the road.

www

I scream, covering my face with my hands. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. I'm so stupid.

The road stretches out before me and my nostrils flare with both panic and full on rage. There's not a single building in sight, just how far away am I from Melview?

My shoes begin to squelch with every step but the rain lightens up, the clouds shifting as the sun shines bright again.

Perfect. Wet and hot, that just feels lovely.

tired

I jump when the car stop beside me,

down.

smiles at me, concern flashing

eyebrow and

surprised with my response. "I promise I just want to give you a ride. It's getting dark soon, you

on the inside

kids your age, I'm

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Chapter 11

in the car with a stranger, but something in his eyes tells me he's

help," He adds,

car. I hear the click of him unlocking the door and I slide into the passenger seat, not even looking at him. I snap my

to?" He

"Melview."

but he says

Dark eyes, tan skin, strong hands that flex as he drives. There's almost something familiar about him,

he doesn't wear a ring and that just increases the tension in the

to dig myself out of my

replies, his tone gentle. "I'm Jake,

out the window,

me

huh?"

look back to him

He smiles. "Smart."

straighter. He draws me in with the playful way he speaks to me, and it somehow feels different to be looked at

me. I tremble, going over and over

the way Jake's eyes shift over to me from time to time, the way his eyes take in my legs, the way they focus

doesn't look

my legs and to my breasts. He flicks them to my eyes for a second and he turns his attention back to the road. He leans further back

shirt is soaked through,"

my black lacey bra clearly through my white t-shirt. I only purse my lips and look

his hand on the wheel. "So, why were

makes me want to open up. He's a stranger, someone I will never have to see again and the thought alone

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