Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

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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?

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

his fingers gripping my chin so that I look

touch burns me, and I

head. "Maybe we can talk about

me alone

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

whisper, my

draws in a breath. "Do you feel like... being with us is just a bandaid for the pain you feel

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at him. But I catch it. I catch it because

For me. For himself. For all of

force myself to exhale

me for a second longer, like he's trying to figure out if he should even say it. Then, quietly, "We're all so into you. Fuck, I mean, I'm so into you. And I know myself. I know I'm not

catches when I lift an eyebrow and he

the three of us at once is...

not wrong. It's not like I haven't thought

don't say anything at first. Instead, I lay my head back