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 turn to

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

races when his fingers brushes against my waist in the cramped space, and I curse myself for the warmth spreading

with narrowed eyes and then shifts to look around me and

my waist. "I'd be out the fucking car

close your

He looks into the rearview mirror, his eyes

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choosing

Aiden's hand as he helps pull me out. I breathe in the fresh

how perfect everything is going to be as she takes Jake's

A sales assistant greets us with a smile and starts handing out

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

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

I scowl. "No."

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