Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 86

A Date

The cool air brushes against my face as I step outside, but it does little to cool the heat

simmering beneath my skin.

My skin feels flushes, restless and unsteady. I'm burning from the inside out. Jake's comforting kiss still lingers on my lips and my pussy is alight with the thought of Zaid's head between my legs.

Fuck, what is wrong with me?

It's all I can think of, all I can focus on. I'm losing my freaking mind.

I walk quickly, my shoes crunching against the pavement. It's not particularly cold out, but my pace is fueled by the need for space, for air, for anything that might help me regain control of everything swirling inside me.

That house is all Matthews. How can I expect myself to stay under control?

The sound of heavy footsteps sound behind me, and I close my eyes briefly, groaning inwardly. The tension in my shoulders tightens when I hear his voice.

"Alina."

Of course.

I keep walking, biting the inside of my cheek, but Zaid doesn't slow down. Within

seconds, he's at my side, his hand resting on my waist like it belongs there, fingers digging into my skin.

My breath hitches, and I hate the way my body reacts to the simple touch. With the next few steps, I let my body lean into his.

He chuckles low and rough; the sound sending a shiver down my spine. He walks at my pace and lowers his lips to my ear, his breath caressing my lobe. "You look tense."

I shove at him with my elbow.

He inhales. "Not enough time to satisfy yourself?"

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toward him, eyes wide.

unapologetically, his dark eyes gleaming with amusement. "I'm just saying you looked so flushed

I snap, slapping his

his grin widening. "I'm just surprised you've held off this

sides as I turn to face him. "Did you come out here just to

smile softens slightly, but it doesn't lose its edge. "No." He shakes his head, stepping closer. "I came to ask you

blink, caught completely off guard.

cheek and then across my lips. The

with me," he breathes. His eyes study my expression, as if wanting to see my reaction. They

words come out. The heat in my chest spreads outward. A date

Zaid?

to ask, my voice barely

licks his lips, his gaze dropping to mine

hesitate. "But I don't

he looks genuinely confused.

to not give anything away. "Wouldn't it be

sons?"

have any

but calm. If Jakes finds out about this, he would be so angry that I left him

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dwell on it too much, Zaid grabs my hand, lacing his fingers through

you," he says, tugging

curiosity prickling at the edges of my thoughts. "What is

his fingers brush against mine or his gaze lingers a moment too

smirks as he

themselves in my lower lip. "You

thinking you could

flutters and I just know it's a dress. I smile to

the house.

at him, my

him for some time. There's just no denying that

he pulls on every last one of my nerves, but I like him. He's so much more complex than people give him credit for and I'm finding that I like peeling back every

intense and angry, but he can