Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 21

Chapter 21

I walk through the whole house, catching his shadow as he walks to fast for me.

I follow him out through the front door, but the front lawn is empty and my chest deflates when I exhale in defeat. I tuck my hair behind my ear, deciding to got back inside and find Aiden.

"You got him wrapped around your little finger don't you?"

I turn, my heart rate spiking when I see Zaid sitting on the porch swing with a cigarette between his lips. I look around, noticing that we're alone and I walk toward him, rubbing my arms as I do.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Aiden, Alina. I'm talking about Aiden," He whispers, releasing a stream of smoke from his nostrils. It come out slow, billowing

around his face before disappearing into the air.

I shake my head.

He scowls at me. "Aiden's girlfriend had you beat, I saved you, and for some reason you're looking at him like he's the most perfect person to ever exist."

His words sting and I stutter. "That's not..."

He scoffs, taking another puff from his cigarette.

It makes me angry, and I step toward him. "You left me."

Those eyes focus on me.

"You left me there, Zaid. You might see yourself as the hero in this story, but you're not."

looks away, releasing another

you even have against

"Nothing."

seem like

But they don't know him like I do. He's a fucking coward. Egotistical bitch. And you

him every chance you

remotely true, considering the fact that I followed him here and not Aiden. "Why do you care? I don't even know why that makes you so angry." Nikki's words echo in my head and I want to push him, to

when he's an arm length away, but he doesn't. He walks right up to me until his chest

"Zaid."

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Chapter 21

because I'm too focused on his eyes. The darkness in thein draws me in. Even as my body shudders in warning I lean closer, something about him telling me there's

know

the only movement I

my neck, bringing me to him as he pressed his lips to mine. I gasp in shock, in desperation to get

He takes advantage.

He devours me.

hands claw at his arm, his fingers digging into

me, my stomach coiling when I

for support. He's so

His other hand move all around my body, gripping my hips then my

out enough for me to pull my thoughts together and I

hand lowering now to the zipper on my shorts. I move

lips away from mine and I'm left panting

me caged between him and the wall, his jaw clenching as he blinks as if not believing that I just

kiss, they feel raw and they pulse

For the first

doesn't try to kiss me again, no, instead he