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."

don't know why, but I do, my voice trembling. "With

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

make me

I didn't

head. "You don't have to apologize to

his hold on my waist. "I have to change the tire okay, and then we'll be on

as he reluctantly lets me go with a squeeze on my thigh. He opens the trunk, pulling out a spare tire and the necessary tools. The rain is no

except for the random raindrop here

works, his neck straining as he

force. I inhale,

for checking out someone

because he

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Chapter 12

he certainly looks experienced in many areas in life. I bet being loved by someone like him would feel a hell

with death that suddenly made me realize that I am going to die a virgin o the face that Alden

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

caught me practically devouring him with my eyes, but all he does is chuckle deep and low

finish your story?" He grunts,

look to the ground, the dam

up with

here saw me literally

fell from

my

nose

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