Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 46

I Don't Talk to Zaid

Aiden rubs his fingers up and down my arm as we lay in my bed together.

He's still mostly dressed, but I was too lazy to put my clothes back on.

He sighs, his chest rising and falling beneath my cheek. "Not that I'm complaining, but

did you just use me?"

I chuckle into him.

His returning chuckle is warm and deep, settling the ache in the pit of my

stomach. "I

didn't mean to overhear."

I press my lips together and sit up, running my hand through his hair. "It's fine. I mean, I

guess you would have found out sooner or later."

"That your mom's a bitch?"

I chew on my lip, hiding the tilt of my lips. "She wasn't always."

His eyes lower to my breasts for a second and then he raises them back to my gaze, wrapping an arm around my waist to drag me back down to his chest.

I press a kiss to the corner of his lips and settle, frowning as I think about how to phrase my next question without giving away that Zaid and I were tangled in a web deeper than he could ever know. "I didn't know you and Zaid were brothers."

He stiffens beneath me and he tightens his hold on me. "You didn't?”

I shake my head.

He frowns slightly, watching me as if he is trying to gauge his own response. "I guess I never mentioned it."

"Nope." My face burns, and I hope to god I am not as red as a tomato.

"We're not exactly on friendly terms."

I tilt my head and keep myself from asking the question that needles me in the

back of my throat. Why? What happened?

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"And dad now wants to send him abroad, to boarding school after his expulsion."

My breath catches in my throat and I sit up, my hands on his chest. "He got expelled

because of me."

He shrugs, gripping my leg to bring me closer to him, placing his hardening length between my legs.

These men are as insatiable as they come.

"He would have found a way sooner or later, Zaid isn't exactly role model

material." He runs his fingers through my hair, swallowing thickly.

I ignore the burning in my stomach and run circles on his chest with my finger. "Is

it true he went to juvie?"

His eyes turn dark, nostrils flaring. "Why? What has he told you?"

His reaction throws me off and it takes me a moment to catch my breath. "Nothing. I don't talk to Zaid."

"Good."

I twist my lips relieved that he didn't hear the defensiveness in my throat. "What's the story there?"

His fingers still and he presses his lips together. "Why are you so interested in Zaid?"

"He's your brother, everything about you interests me." When did I get so good at lying?

He seems convinced, and frowns before inhaling. He looks at me, as if gauging how much he wants to say, how much he can trust me with. "I was there that night with him."

I hold my breath, not wanting to stop him.

that year. Zaid was...he had gotten injured real

guilty enough to tell him he can stop, but

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captain spot was open. We were celebrating that I was

my breath on

drive in his condition, but he didn't listen to me. He got behind the wheel' and lost control. He ended up

covering my mouth as I shake

avoiding my eyes as he swallows thickly. "He sent one man to the hospital with a

god it

Anyway, he was arrested, tried,

him a lighter

the hot rage that flutters through me. "Only because he

waist, shrugging. "Can we talk about something

I nodded. "Of course."

basketball, about his school tour they invited him to take. I can only half listen, a little disturbed by the

information, why could he not tell me the story himself?

lifts his head to press a kiss to my neck. "Want to

nodding.

I was sick. I wanted to check on you after you

wasn't feeling too good, and then my mother's outburst kind of

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then I made everything better," He whispers,

eyes and

I dress, he follows me, zipping up his pants. Soon we're out of the house and in his car, where he places his hand on my thigh and blasts music with the windows down as we make our way to a

hard to take my mind off of the conversation we just had, but it still gnaws in the back of my head. Still, I

us later and we go to a park where the guys shoot hoops and Nikki and I sit on a bench

smooth,

Bye, Zaid

whispers, watching Zaid as

court.

keeping my gaze on Zaid as Parker and Aiden turn to him. They

"He never comes here."

set them on my thighs, my breath catching in my throat when Zaid turns

dropping to

Aiden

smiling at

Her tone is short, the name clipped. "What are

me down to

that I can ignore the twisting in my

I'd say hi."

looks at me, frowning when she realizes he is not looking away

lips

"What do you want?"

"Why so

feel so many things

to control the rage

I can't blow out the

his head, a slow smile lifting his lips. "Aiden told you, didn't

clench my

of me

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me, and I struggle to breathe. "You could've

someone."

rise and Nikki looks between the two of

he

hands beginning to

told you before, it's not

laughing, Alina. But perhaps you should ask

Nikki hissing beside me. "What

we see Parker and Aiden join us. Aiden claps his hand on Zaid's shoulder, hard

to my

twitching. He glares at Aiden. Their eyes are almost level, but he has to tilt his chin just a little to really see him. "Why

goes incredibly pale, but then he

they should leave. Nikki reaches for me,

"Watch what? You scared I'm going

the

truth?"

between Zaid and I. “No. I

the truth.

never cared

shift to me and for a moment my breath escapes me. I can't

the gut

me. I'm inclined to believe Zaid. Aiden