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?"

and lift my eyes to

and turns me around, lifting me onto the counter

I nod. "Terrible."

with a smile.

It's soothing, but it's still not enough to calm the storm in my body. My stomach twists again and

against his chest.

her on purpose? Becuase she's my mom?

acknolwedge the jealous ache in my chest and

want to get

his biceps, still not lifting

spine. "It's when Zaid

all just gets

made us

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

He cringes. "I'm sorry."

way to the dining

single most fucking awkward thing

the only thing to fill the space and I am on the verge of suffocating. I can't even look at my mother. She's smiling to

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fact that she's betraying dad,

me started on

my plate, moving the food around, unable to even consider eating. My stomach twists with

wedding.

the backyard. Something simple, you know? It's both of our's second wedding, so

his throat, his voice indifferent. "Whatever

lift my eyes from the plate, but I can feel him watching me.

into the top of my

enough to keep the disgust from settling deep inside me. The idea of my mother

in together," she continues, oblivious to the tension in

all of us under

A real family.

I squeeze my fork

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

my eyes from my plate, only to find his gaze locked on me, his dark eyes narrowing as if he's trying to pull the truth from me. He's trying to see what I really think, what I really feel

to see if I will

he's with me. But even with him next to me,

she's not usually this guarded, I'm sorry Jake,” mother apologizes to

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