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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side of his torso. They're jagged, pale against his skin. I had forgotten what

My chest tightens.

as he pushes me further into the

his

out a breath, his hands gripping my shoulders as he looks at Zaid.

widen, and I whip my head around

us. He looks like

and uncertain. "Aiden."

shoulders, his expression hardening as he

need to see if I can handle

hand through his hair. "Alina has

onto mine. I can't breathe, the words hanging in the air like a bomb about to go off. I'd wanted to be the one to tell him, not

feelings for me, too. So if this is going to work, I need to know I can deal with

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

Aiden?"

cracks slightly and I wrap my

hard to breathe.

again. My feet feel like they're stuck to the

work, Aiden?" He repeats the

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flare, and he looks at Zaid with a hardened

be with us

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

a moment, I think he's going to push me away, disgusted by the

they find

he's afraid

gaze drops back to me. His thumb brushes my cheek, and his

then he

exactly like what I expected. It's everything. His lips move

of intensity, like he's been waiting for this

Or more.

no Jake,

me and lifting me all

the time we pull apart, my chest is heaving, my head

are still

my face, his forehead resting

kiss to my lips, and I lean

clears his throat, breaking the spell. Zaid straightens, his hands falling away

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