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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Sick

He chuckles. "You care about that?"

head and lift my eyes to

the counter as he settles himself between my legs.

I nod. "Terrible."

mouth quirks with a

not enough

against his chest.

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

think straight. I refuse to acknolwedge the jealous ache in my chest

to get married during

biceps, still not lifting

hands down my spine. "It's when

all just

they made us

widening. "I'm literally

He cringes. "I'm sorry."

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

dinner is the single most fucking awkward thing to ever

am on the verge of suffocating. I

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Sick

is the fact that she's betraying

me started

consider eating. My stomach twists with nausea, and

wedding.

course, we 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

throat, his voice indifferent. "Whatever you want,

dare lift my eyes from the plate, but I

into the top of my head. It makes my skin

comfort, but it's not enough to keep the disgust from settling deep inside

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

nice to have all of us under one roof.

A real family.

my fork

Alina?" Jake's voice

on me, his dark eyes narrowing as if he's trying to pull the truth from me. He's

if I

on my leg, a subtle reminder that he's here, that he's with me. But even with him next to

not usually this guarded, I'm sorry Jake,”

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