Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 56

Alone Time-1

The car ride downtown is unbearable.

My shoulders are jammed between Aiden and Zaid in the backseat. I feel like I'm

suffocating, but I can't pinpoint exactly why.

Aiden's hand rests possessively on my thigh, and he squeezes my skin every time Zaid shifts beside me. I twist my lips, shifting my eyes to look at him. He looks different, but exactly the same.

His hair is longer, his eyes dark as he stares ahead. His arms are crossed over his chest, and his entire leg presses against mine.

Mother and Jake sit in the front, the silence between them thick and unnatural, which

only makes the entire space more insufferable.

I huff a breath, annoyed, and throw my head back until it rests on the seat.

Aiden leans in slightly, whispering, "You okay?"

tightly and

feel his gaze on me, burning like a low flame. He

much my body reacts to him, even as I remind myself that I'm with Aiden. My pulse races when his fingers brushes against my waist in

with narrowed eyes and then shifts to look around me and at

on my waist. "I'd be

least close your fucking

rearview mirror, his eyes catching mine. "We're

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choosing to look out

of the car, grateful for Aiden's hand as he helps pull me out. I breathe in the fresh air, my mind spinning

how perfect everything is going to be as she

A sales assistant greets us with

your dress, Alina. We ordered the suits for the boys at another shop, Let's go." Mother practically digs her fingers into my arm as

and slip inside. She sets the

I scowl. "No."

her eyes. "Just try it on without a bra. Jake and I are heading to the other shop. Tell the assistant what you need fixed and