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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doorway, my gaze drawn to the scars that line the left side 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

My chest tightens.

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

his book, setting

gripping my shoulders as he looks

my head

us. He looks

and uncertain. "Aiden."

drop from my shoulders, his expression

need to see if I

in

sighs, running a hand through his

the words hanging in the air like a bomb about to go off. I'd wanted to be the one to tell

Aiden keeps going. "But she has feelings for me, too. So if this is going to work, I need to know

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

Aiden?"

wrap my hand around my throat,

hard to breathe.

like they're stuck to the floor, but we end up so close, I can feel Zaid's breath on my

to work, Aiden?" He repeats

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and he looks at Zaid with a hardened expression. "She likes

be with us

and my cheeks turn so hot I think I might faint. He looks down at me, his eyes questioning everything

he's going to push

his hands gentle as they

tentative, like he's afraid I'll

my shoulder at Aiden, his expression dark, before his gaze drops back to me. His thumb brushes my cheek, and his lips curve into a sad, almost resigned

then he kisses

expected. It's everything. His lips

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

Or more.

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

lifting me all at

apart, my chest

are still

my face, his forehead resting against mine as he

another soft kiss to my lips,

spell. Zaid