Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Future Hopes and Past Secrets-2

"Hey."

"You having fun?" his tone is friendly but his eyes a bit loose from the drinks.

"Yeah, it's great," I reply, smiling.

He studies me for a moment and I frown, trying to read the expression on his face.

"Can I ask you a question?"

I steal a glance to Aiden, who is still in conversation with Parker. "Uh, sure."

Evan leans in slightly, lowering his voice. "Has Aiden ever told you what happened

between him and Zaid?"

The question catches me off guard and I recoil. "What do you mean?"

He purses his lips together. "I'm just wondering."

Curiosity has me taking the bait. "All I know is that Zaid is not a big fan of Aiden,

I am not

head. "No. I do know it's more complicated than that,

be best friends."

shock spreading through me. "Wait,

inseparable. They played on the team together. We

I've been harboring guilt for what happened to Zaid, and learning this puts a weird

not seen the pictured in the gym hallway? Zaid was like,

and my heart hammering in my

secretive about this. On purpose. He knows that

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and

Will, right? He knows that he

Zaid was our team captain before Aiden. He got badly injured one game, everyone saw it. Tore his knee real bad. They told him he'd never play again. That's when everything changed. When Zaid changed. You know

though my mouth is as dry as the desert. I put my

really knows

he only injured someone. Something about

end of the table to keep myself

burning metal, fire,

in slow, closing

puts his hand on my back to ground me.

has not noticed me falling apart over here. "I'm

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