Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 56

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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?"

nod tightly and turn to

on me, burning like a low flame. He presses his leg harder

Aiden. My pulse races when his fingers brushes against my waist in the cramped space, and I curse myself for

me with narrowed eyes and then shifts to look around

"I'd be out the fucking car if I

least close your

the front of the car. He looks into the rearview mirror, his eyes catching mine. "We're almost there. Don't want to

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from the mirror, choosing to look

grateful for Aiden's hand as he helps pull me out. I breathe in the fresh air, my mind spinning from being enveloped in the scent

everything is going to be as she takes

with rows of dresses and suits lining the walls. A sales assistant greets us

another shop, Let's go."

follow her to the dressing room and slip inside. She sets the dress on the hook and looks me over

I scowl. "No."

a bra. Jake and I are heading to the other shop. Tell the assistant what you need fixed and she'll add it