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?"

tightly and turn

on me, burning like a low flame. He presses his leg harder into mine, and my spine

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, and I curse myself for

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

"I'd be

close

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

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mirror, choosing to look out

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

going to be as she takes Jake's arm

the walls. A sales assistant greets us with a smile and starts handing out the preordered outfits

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

room and slip inside. She sets the

I scowl. "No."

eyes. "Just try it on without a bra. Jake and I are heading to