Chapter 58

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Mother adjusts her purse on her shoulder, her smile overly bright as she looks at Jake.

Aiden leans toward me, his arm pressed into mine.

"I have my final hair and makeup trial to get to. You can handle the three of them, Jake?" She says, teasing him with her hand on his back.

I blink. She's leaving me here alone with them? My stomach turns. I glance to the side,

catching Zaid as he walks out of the alley, throwing a cigarette on the floor before

stomping it out.

Gross.

I spin around and Aiden looks annoyed. Zaid is unreadable as he makes his way toward us,

and Jake's jaw tightens like he's ready to bash his face in.

I'm left simmering in frustration.

"Wait," I blurt, my voice sharper than I intend. "You're just leaving? What about-"

Mother waves a dismissive hand. "You'll be fine, Alina. The boys just need to finish their

fitting. Besides, it's good for them to spend some time together." She waves one last time

heels clicking against

to hold back the urge

same room without the tension getting thick enough to cut with

want to breathe the same air as Jake right now. Jake sighs heavily and turns toward Aiden and Zaid. "Alright, enough of this shit." Zaid puts his hands

the

to

groans. "You're the one threatening

I watch, wide eyed.

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of us." He glares at Zaid after saying

he has to look

weird, and it

clenches when neither of the guys say anything, and I see a flash of the temper he usually

react, he grabs

"Alina, you're with me."

back instinctively, shooting him a

cuts

at Aiden, who is

toward the

"Dad-"

Aiden, shoving a finger into his chest. "Fix it, Aiden. We both

going to

for his part, watches me leave with a

me to stay.

the

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