Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 132

Trying To Kill Me

The moment I step into the building, my breath catches in my throat. For as long as I've been dating Aiden, I've been here once, and yet it's like I'm seeing it for the first time all over again.

The place is huge. High ceilings, sleek glass walls and clean, white marble floors that make my heels clack loud. The sound echoes and I grimace. Apart from me, it's so quiet.

Most of the lights have been dimmed, and the only people I see are a single receptionist behind a massive desk and a few security guards stationed by the elevators.

It's late, after office hours, but Jake is still working. Actually, the empty office might make

this a little easier on my nerves.

I square my shoulders, ignoring the nervous flutter in my stomach, and approach the receptionist. She barely glances up from the book in her perfectly manicured hands and fixes me with a bored, unimpressed look.

She looks me up and down and plasters the fakest smile on her face, setting her book facedown on the desk.

"We're closed for the day. There's no reason for you to be here." Her tone is clipped,

almost mean.

I falter slightly, my fingers curling around the sleeves of my coat. "I'm just here to

see

Jake."

At that, she raises an eyebrow, her lips twisting into a sneer. "Mr. Matthews is a very busy man. He doesn't have any appointments at this time."

My chest aches at how condescending she sounds. I shift on my heels, biting my lip. "I don't have an appointment. I just... I'm just going to go up to his office, okay?"

She laughs, shaking her head as she leans back in her chair. "Good luck with that. No one gets past them without clearance."

She nods towards the guards that stand beside the doors. I purse my lips; none of them would recognize me. I glance at the reception as I pull out my phone. This wasn't how I imagined this going.

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surprise Jake, show up at his

am typing out

I'm in the lobby. The receptionist won't let me

to lock my screen and put it back in my pocket before the receptionist's desk phone rings. She sighs dramatically and answers it with a roll of

she says quickly, eyes flicking to me. "Of course, sir. I-yes.

up, her expression shifting to one of forced politeness. "I apologize for

floods through me.

toward the

can tell she's struggling to keep it together, probably having been reprimanded just now. The thought makes

up feels endless. My heart pounds in anticipation, my fingers fidgeting with the

determination to see Jake.

to remove my coat so that he can see me in the

my stomach flutter that much more fiercely. I've

aches.

a sleek hallway. I make my way toward his office, my heels clicking softly against the polished floor.

doors and I'm sure it's

fingers tremble slightly as I push

his desk, his sleeves rolled up,

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shirt are open and I lose my breath

inside, his head lifts, his sharp

And he freezes.

my body perfectly, the heels adding a confident

he drags his hand down his face. "Alina." His voice is almost like a growl. He leans back in his chair, eyes full of hunger. "You're trying

smile, walking toward him, setting my coat on the small couch. "You've been so

His eyes soften.