Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 103

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I'm so tired at this point.

The warmth from dinner still lingers in the air, and I can smell the scent of roasted meat and cinnamon. My half-eaten slice of pie sits on the coffee table and I lean closer into Aiden's side.

We ate too much, and now the four of us have all settled in the living room. The chaos of cooking and eating has finally died down and now we're watching the lights on the Christmas tree in silence.

They twinkle and light music plays in the background.

Zaid is on my other side, so I am perfectly tucked between the two of them. The heat of their bodies keeps me warm despite the way my short red dress barely covers my legs.

I'm still reeling from the fact that Zaid bought it for me, that he thought of me when he saw it. And judging by the way his thigh presses against mine, the subtle way his fingers trace absentminded patterns on the couch near my hand, he's been admiring it all night.

I grab onto the hem of my dress, imagining that it is Zaid's fingers that brush my skin.

Aiden has an arm draped over my shoulders, his fingers brushing against my collarbone as he leans in and presses a kiss to the side of my head. "You look so damn sexy," he murmurs against my ear, his lips barely brushing my skin. "And I can't wait to get you out of this dress tonight."

cheeks, spreading down

his throat and takes a slow sip of his whiskey. I glance at him, my stomach flipping at the way his gaze flickers over my legs, dark and intense. He's

stretching to grab a small box from under the tree. "Time to

in the warmth of the moment, until Jake turns and hands the small

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my smile faltering. "Wait,

the

for me?" I

his expression

lets out a low whistle. "Damn, Dad. That's

in shock as I carefully unwrap

lid, my breath

diamond earrings sit nestled in black velvet, catching the glow of the

I whisper, shaking my head. "I can't