Chapter 23
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Our eyes meet, and he coughs, my shock mirrored in his expression. He quickly masks it, but I see it. I see the absolute horror that crosses his features.
My heart feels like it's lodged in my throat, and it takes every ounce of willpower
to keep
my composure.
"Aiden," he says, his voice steady but his eyes betraying his surprise. "Who's this?"
Aiden pulls me in close, wrapping his arm around me in a possessive way, making Jake's eyes rake over me. "This is my friend, Alina."
The way he says it makes me aware that he's telling his dad that I am much more than a
friend.
Jake puts down his half made sandwich and nods toward me, pressing his lips together. "Nice to meet you, Alina."
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Matthews," I reply, my voice sounding far more composed than
I feel.
The tension in the room is palpable, a heavy, suffocating weight that neither of us acknowledges out loud. Aiden seems blissfully unaware, and I'm so glad he hasn't caught up on the heat in the room.
"I was just going to take Alina home, we'll be right back," Aiden says, leading us toward the front door.
Jake hesitates for a fraction of a second before nodding. "Sure, sounds good."
Aiden freezes midway, patting down his pockets. "I
runs upstairs before I can say anything. I turn to Jake, oxygen leaving my lungs. He walks
I can't do
"Alina-"
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way to the bathroom,
able to close
when
it,
and down. “Aiden? Aiden's the guy you've
hair. What the fuck is going on? I
alone have him be my
Aiden's father.
my virginity to Aiden's
to hyperventilate and Jakes grabs my shoulders. "Alina, it's going
whisper back, my voice
says, his expression
on my chest, I
impenetrable, still, like stone. I
and a muscle
"Jake."
can't stop
I exhale, "Stop."
this. He will open up a floodgate of emotions, of
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