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 turn to him.

a word, but I can feel his gaze on me, burning like a low flame. He presses

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 the cramped space,

narrowed eyes and then shifts to look around me and at his brother. "Can't

"I'd be out the fucking car if I

close your fucking

Jake calls from the front of the car. He looks into the rearview

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from the mirror, choosing

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

how perfect everything is going to be as

assistant greets us with a smile and starts handing out the preordered outfits as mother

Let's go." Mother practically digs her fingers into

have no option but to follow her to the dressing room and slip inside. She sets the

I scowl. "No."

and I are heading to the other shop. Tell the