Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 81

Just Mine

I nod, confirming that I do want to be with the both of them.

Aiden swallows thickly, and he grabs his coffee, walking out of the shop. I blink and watch him for a minute before I am up and after him.

"Aiden."

He looks over his shoulder at me, but says nothing, continuing to his car. Exasperated, I

follow.

The car ride is silent. His grip on the steering wheel is tight and his jaw clenched.

1 glance at him every chance I get, trying not to make it super obvious that I'm trying to read his expression to get some kind of understanding of what he is feeling.

Still, the silence stretches.

When we pull into the driveway and head inside, he doesn't stop in the living room or the

kitchen.

When I freeze, not knowing what to do, he grabs my hand and pulls me with him straight

down the hall.

When I realize he is walking to Zaid's room, my heart nearly beats out of my chest. My steps falter and my nerves fray. "Aiden, stop!"

His hold on me tightens.

"What are you doing?" I hiss.

He doesn't answer, pushing open Zaid's door without knocking.

gray

Zaid is on his bed, leaning against the headboard in nothing but a pair of sweatpants. A book rests open in his hands, his head snapping up at our entrance. His dark eyes narrow at Aiden before flickering to me, his expression unreadable.

"What's going on?" he asks, suspicious of Aiden's hold on me and I am so sure he can see me trembling.

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of his torso. They're jagged, pale against his skin. I had forgotten what they looked like, but they bring back the memories of when he showed them to me after he saved me from a panic

My chest tightens.

says, his voice firm as he pushes me further into the room, closing the door

quirks a brow and closes his book, setting it aside. "What's going

gripping my shoulders as he looks at

eyes widen, and I whip my head around to gape at him.

jaw tightens, his gaze darting between us. He looks like a wounded

and uncertain. "Aiden."

hands drop from my shoulders, his

to see if

knit in confusion.

sighs, running a hand through his hair. "Alina has feelings for

the words hanging in the air like a

Aiden keeps going. "But she has feelings for me, too. So if this

at me, then back at Aiden. "If what is going

Aiden?"

and I wrap my hand around my throat, finding

hard to breathe.

respond, just nudges me toward Zaid again. My feet feel like they're stuck to the floor, but we end up so close, I can feel Zaid's

what is going to work, Aiden?"

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he looks at Zaid with a hardened expression.

to be

seems to think over his words, and my cheeks turn so hot I think I might faint. He looks down at me, his eyes questioning everything his brother is

a moment, I think he's going to push me

as they find my face. His fingers are

he's

over my shoulder at Aiden, his expression dark, before his gaze drops back to me. His thumb

he

I expected. It's everything. His

intensity, like he's been waiting for this moment as long

Or more.

falls away. There's no Aiden, no Jake, no confusion,

and lifting me all

apart, my chest is

are still

face, his forehead resting against mine as he

my lips, and I lean into

the spell. Zaid straightens,