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?"

shake my head and lift my eyes

grips my arms and turns me around, lifting me onto the counter

I nod. "Terrible."

quirks with a smile. "We'll get

It's soothing, but it's still not enough to calm the storm in

against his chest.

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

I refuse to acknolwedge the jealous ache in my chest and attribute

want to get married during

biceps, still not lifting my head. "So

down my spine.

it all just gets

they made

eyes widening. "I'm literally going to throw

He cringes. "I'm sorry."

off the counter, and we make our way to the dining room where Jake and mom

dinner is the single most fucking

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 herself but all I can

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that she's betraying dad, and

even get me started

around, unable to even consider eating. My stomach twists with nausea, and the bile rises in

wedding.

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,

voice

dare lift my eyes from the plate, but I

top of my head.

rests it on my thigh, offering silent comfort, but it's not enough to keep the disgust from settling deep inside me. The idea of my mother marrying Jake... all

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

have all of us under one roof. Like a

A real family.

my fork tighter, the metal biting

exciting, Alina?" Jake's voice

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

if

with me. But even with him next to me, it's hard to shake

this guarded, I'm sorry Jake,” mother apologizes

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