Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 48

Sick

I'm going to be sick.

I cover my mouth with my hand and run out of the living room and into the

bathroom. Aiden catches the door before I can close and he sneaks inside with me, his hands at my sides as I lean over the sick.

My stomach rolls and I groan.

Aiden grabs my hair, tucking it behind my ear as he whispers. "You're taking this a bit harder than I thought you would."

I close my eyes, ignoring the saliva that fills my mouth. Tears prick the back of my eyes and I shake my head. "It's different."

He rubs his hand on my back. "What do you mean?"

My eyes hurt as I open them and look at him through the reflection of the mirror. "My father died a year ago. I wasn't expecting her to move on so soon."

That's partly true.

Aiden's face falls, and he reaches for the sink, turning the knobs until lukewarm water splashes against the porcelain. He cups his hand and brings some of the water to the back of my neck. It makes my skin prickle and a shiver runs down my spine.

I hold onto his wrist. "How are you feeling about this?"

He frowns, swallowing. "It's weird."

I nod.

"And your mom's a bitch."

I snort, but then my stomach rolls again and I bend down lower to rest my

forehead on my hands. "Are we- are we going to live together?”

He tenses. "Shit. I didn't even think about that."

"What are people going to say?" I groan.

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He chuckles. "You care about that?"

head and lift my eyes

my arms and turns me around, lifting me onto the counter as he settles himself

I nod. "Terrible."

mouth quirks with a smile. "We'll get through

rubbing against my skin. It's soothing, but it's still not enough to

against his chest.

purpose? Becuase she's my mom? Has he

acknolwedge the jealous ache

get married during winter

not lifting my head. "So

my spine. "It's when Zaid

all just gets

they made

my head, eyes widening. "I'm literally going to

He cringes. "I'm sorry."

make our way to the dining room where Jake and mom are already

single most fucking awkward thing to

the space and I am on the verge of suffocating. I can't

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that she's

me started on

even consider eating. My stomach twists with nausea, and the

wedding.

don;t want a big wedding. I'm happy with just having it in the backyard. Something simple, you know? It's both of our's second wedding, so reason to go all out," my mother chirps, her voice far

clears his throat, his voice indifferent. "Whatever

I can feel him watching

into the top of my

not enough to keep the disgust from settling deep inside me. The idea of my mother marrying Jake... all of it feels

I am so excited to move in together," she continues, oblivious

all of us under one

A real family.

a bitter joke. I squeeze my fork tighter, the

exciting, Alina?" Jake's voice cut's through my

plate, only to find his gaze locked on me, his dark eyes narrowing as if he's

see if I will

hand tightens slightly on my leg, a subtle reminder that he's here, that he's with me. But even with him next to me, it's hard to shake the unease crawling through

I'm

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