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

away, heels

gape after her, trying to hold back the urge to groan.

room without the tension getting thick enough to cut with a

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 in his pockets, and

the two

to fix,"

"You're the one

I watch, wide eyed.

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three of us." He glares at Zaid

has

and it makes my

flash of the temper he usually keeps under control. "I mean

react, he

"Alina, you're with me."

back instinctively, shooting him a confused

cuts me

at Aiden, who is

toward

"Dad-"

turns toward Aiden, shoving a finger into his chest. "Fix it, Aiden. We both know you can't

going to stay. He's going to stay, and he's

part, watches me leave with a longing gaze. At

me to stay.

know, I'm in the

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