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?"

and

on my other side, doesn't say a word, but I can feel his gaze on me, burning like a low

as I remind myself that I'm with Aiden. My pulse races when his fingers brushes against my waist in

look around

still on my waist. "I'd be out

close

from 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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choosing to look out of

we finally pull up to the bridal shop, I practically leap out of the car, 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

going to be as she takes Jake's arm and leads us

assistant greets us with a smile and starts handing out the

the suits for the boys at another shop, Let's go." Mother

inside. She sets the dress on the hook and looks me over with a raised eyebrow. "Did you bring a strapless

I scowl. "No."

without a bra. Jake and I are heading to the other shop. Tell the assistant what you