Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

I can't breathe, my eyes are shut and my entire body is trembling.

"Hey"

I hardly register his voice. I shake my head, trying to calm my breath when he

places a warm hand on my thigh. He traces circles into my skin.

"Hey."

I turn to face him, my eyes wide.

"It's just a flat tire," he whispers, his dark eyes etched with concern.

I let go of the door handle that I had been holding and flex my fingers. When I look out the windshield, I notice that we are on the shoulder, safe.

"Are you okay?"

I shake my head and the dam breaks. His eyes widen and he gets out of the car, rounding the front to come to my door. He opens it and kneels beside me.

"Hey."

I calm my crying and whisper to myself that I'm okay and that everything is okay. I feel him reach around me, feel him unbuckle my seatbelt. He grabs my waist with one hand a thigh with the other and turns me to face him, his hand cupping my cheek.

"Are you okay?"

I nod. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be."

do, my voice trembling. "With my father and brother. They didn't

knows the terror I'm talking about, like he knows the pain I'm living through. It

me

I didn't mean

"You don't have to apologize to

his hold on my waist. "I have to change the

go with a squeeze on my thigh. He opens the trunk, pulling out

falling, except for the random raindrop here

his arm flex as he works, his neck straining

more force. I

be disgusted for checking out someone who

not, because he

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in life. I bet being loved by

it's my brush with death that suddenly made me realize that I am going to die a virgin o the face that Alden has a girlfriend and

as me feeling numb. It all makes me want to feel

me practically devouring him with my eyes, but all he does is chuckle

you want to finish your story?" He grunts, taking off the

as I look to the ground, the dam has

me up with

here saw me literally panic and sob

fell from

my

nose

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