Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 160

Chapter 162

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We leave a couple of days later.

The ride home feels different from when we came. It's less tense, the four of us exhausted from how much we played and slept together. I'm sore everywhere, but I wouldn't change the last week for anything.

Things feel lighter somehow. It's almost as if we're not carrying as much weight as

we

used to.

I'm curled up in the backseat, one leg draped over Jake's lap, my head resting against the car door. Aiden is in the passenger seat again because of his long legs, and Zaid drives.

Jake's fingers trace lazy circles on my calf and I breathe deeply, enjoying his touch.

It's easy. It's peaceful.

For the first time in too long, I feel good. Like we're finally on the same page. Like we aren't just circling the same old arguments, too scared to figure out what we want. We're figuring it out now.

We're better.

in the back of my head reminding me that things can fall apart in a second.

I push the thoughts down deep and let myself be in this moment. We can celebrate

out of the city when Zaid

driving into a ditch," he says, watching me in

a face. "You're not that

belt and playfully punches

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guess I'll fill up

as I uncoil from him and

with you," I

is crisp when I step out, but Zaid's already waiting by the hood

we head toward

many people. It's quiet for a few moments, just the sound of gravel crunching under our boots and

trees.

burnt coffee and over-sweet

a headache

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