Chapter 156

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And for a second, I don't breathe. My chest is tight, and I can't tell if it's fear or something else twisting inside me.

Because I know Aiden cares about me.

I know Jake does, too.

But Zaid?

Zaid looks at me like he'd already chosen me a long time ago, and now he's just waiting for me to catch up. And it's not subtle.

It's consuming.

I feel something crack open inside of me when I realize it. Something dangerous. Because when I look at him, I feel it too."

And then my mind panics. Because what about Aiden? What about Jake? I love them, too.

Don't I? Do they make me feel like this? Do they look at me like this?

it out, but my brain shuts down, my heart stuttering as I press the thoughts away. I don't want to compare. I

head, his fingers gripping my chin so that I look at him.

me, and I

his head. "Maybe we can

me alone with

out a steady stream of air. "I need to ask you something," he says quietly. "But

I whisper, my throat

with us is just a bandaid for

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rises fast. Deflect, be on the defensive, bark at him. But I catch it. I catch it because

For himself. For

force myself to exhale slowly.

a second longer, like he's trying to figure out if he should even say it. Then, quietly, "We're all so into

I lift an

are. Each of us on our own is a lot. Together? I feel like it can be overwhelming. And I wonder sometimes if dating the three of

yeah. But he's not wrong. It's not like

at first. Instead, I lay my head back on his chest and listen to his

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