Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 70

Chapter 71

Just the Three of Us

I walk through the house with all of my senses dulled. I can't hear, think, or feel anything.

My breath is coming out in harsh pants, and I step back outside to the backyard. The laughter and clinking of glasses feels distant, like it's happening behind a veil. Everything is muffled under the weight of what I've just learned.

Aiden. Zaid. That night. The secrets.

Zaid is a few steps behind me. I can hear his steps. I let out of sigh of relief. I didn't know he made me feel this way. He always wound me up so tight. This feeling is new and

welcome.

I can't shake the image of him in my mind, broken and desperate.

I want to cry because I have never met anyone who could understand me like he does. He was in the car accident that killed his mother, and he still carries the scars associated

with that. He still carries the guilt.

Like me.

He protected Aiden at the cost of his own future. At the cost of his reputation. At the cost

of himself.

My heart aches as I glance back at him briefly. Zaid looks calm, almost unreadable, but his

eyes meet mine, dark and holding me together in a way that feels like it's pulling

me

apart at the same time.

so much more

The crowd of guests swirls around me, faces blurring. And then I see Jake laughing, charming

he know? My step falters, and my chest

known this whole time that Aiden

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help cover it

his voice low and right

leans into his touch without permission, desperate for something steady. I give myself a few seconds and slow my breathing

he steps closer, his voice brushing against my ear. "You can confront Aiden later. The

settled. His hand lingers a second longer before falling away, leaving me colder than I

to us, weaving through the crowd toward me, his face

eyes flicking to Zaid briefly before settling

me.

unnatural. "I went to

leans down to kiss my forehead. My stomach twists, and I have to focus hard not to

I thought he was. How can I

says, his hand slipping to mine as he leads me back to our table. Zaid follows

party.

barely

can't shake off.

so many things and tell him that I know. Tell him that it's

don't know

glance at Zaid across the table, catching the

his

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the Three of

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