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 to his reflection.

lifting me onto the counter as he settles himself between my legs. "We've been delt

I nod. "Terrible."

a smile.

cup my cheeks, thumbs rubbing against my skin. It's soothing, but it's still not enough to calm the storm in my body.

against his chest.

he go after her on purpose? Becuase she's my mom? Has he

to acknolwedge the jealous ache in my

want to get married

squeeze his biceps, still not lifting my head.

runs his hands down my spine. "It's when Zaid

it all just

they made us

eyes widening. "I'm literally going to

He cringes. "I'm sorry."

the counter, and we make our way to the dining

is the single most fucking awkward

sound of clinking silverware is 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

even get me

food around, unable to even consider eating. My stomach twists with nausea, and the bile rises in my throat as mother talks

wedding.

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

his voice indifferent. "Whatever

don't dare lift my eyes from the plate, but I can feel him watching me. I can feel

my head. It makes my

not enough to keep the disgust from

together," she continues,

be nice to have all of us under one roof. Like

A real family.

in the air like a bitter joke. I squeeze my fork tighter, the metal biting into my palm, as I

Alina?" Jake's voice cut's through

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

if I will

a subtle reminder that he's here, that he's with me. But even with him

this guarded, I'm sorry Jake,” mother

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