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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?

down, my heart stuttering as I press the thoughts away. I don't want to compare. I don't want to weigh one

his fingers gripping my

me, and I struggle to speak.

his head. "Maybe we can

can't leave me alone with my thoughts.

steady stream of air. "I need to ask you something," he says quietly. "But I don't know

whisper, my throat

"Do you feel like... being with us is just a

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at him. But I catch

worried. For me. For

force myself to exhale slowly. "What do you

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

when I lift

is a lot. Together? I feel like it can be overwhelming. And I wonder sometimes if dating the three of us at once is...

with that. It hurts, yeah. But he's not wrong. It's not like I haven't thought about

don't say anything at first. Instead, I lay my head back on his chest and

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