Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 66

Chapter 67

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I regret looking at him almost immediately.

I'm suffocating. Heating up.

Zaid's dark eyes meet mine, smoldering with an intensity that makes my breath hitch. There's hunger there, a desire that wraps around me, tightening like a coil. It's so intense that I wonder if any other man on this earth ever truly found me beautiful.

None had ever looked at me the way he does.

"You look beautiful," Zaid murmurs, his voice low enough that only I can hear.

A flush creeps up my neck, and I struggle to steady my breathing. I lay my hand

on my

neck, where it meets my chest, but it does little to help.

"Thank you," I whisper, my chest rising and falling rapidly as I try to find something else

to focus on.

But Aiden is distracted with a conversation, and I am left to fend for myself.

The weight of Zaid's gaze pins me in place. His fingers brush lightly against my arm, sending a shiver skittering down my spine. The touch is gentle, almost absent-minded,

but it leaves a trail of fire in its wake.

Does he know how much this makes me feel?

like velvet. The heat in my cheeks worsens. I can't breathe. I have to blink

bombarding my brain.

he's going to kiss me. There's a wild, desperate edge to his expression, like he's fighting a

eyes lift to mine, like

was

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broken.

the end of the aisle, radiant

of our relationship,

walks with grace, her bouquet trembling ever so slightly in her hands, and

can't look at her for long. The memories hit me

of her and my dad, his hand around her waist, her glowing smile so full of hope. Her dress with

she was smiling like the world was

loved my dad with everything in her.

painfully, and I swallow back

too busy watching my mother, Zaid reaches for my hand, his fingers curling around mine in a firm, comforting

okay," he whispers, his lips brushing against my shoulder in

touches.

at him, conflicted. The softness in his eyes is so different from the arrogance, the cruelty of before. It's like

want to see, yet

watching my dad with someone

in his eyes wouldn't be there if it

1. me.

fingers around his and squeeze

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