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."

why, but I do, my voice trembling. "With my father and brother. They didn't make it out

knows the pain

make me

sorry, I didn't mean to

head. "You don't have to apologize to

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

nod, watching as he reluctantly lets me go with a squeeze on my thigh. He opens the trunk, pulling out a spare tire and the necessary

the random raindrop here

muscles in his arm flex as he works, his neck

more force. I inhale,

disgusted for checking out someone who looks twice my

not, because he looks

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that he certainly looks experienced in many areas in life. I bet being loved by someone like him would feel a hell of a lot better than by some

that suddenly made me realize that I am going to die a virgin o the face that Alden has a girlfriend and I probably could not

all as me feeling numb. It

at me, smirking. I look away, my cheeks burning. He caught me practically devouring him with my eyes, but all he does

want to finish your story?" He grunts,

to tell, really," I frown as I look to the ground, the dam has been broken and I'm much

with

literally panic and

fell from

my

nose

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