Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 166

Chapter 168

Crossing a Line

We're frozen.

Suspended in time. I can't breathe, can't think. My heart is pounding hard enough that I

can hear it in my ears.

Nikki and I stare at each other, wide eyed and breathless, tying to smooth our

faces so we

don't have the truth of our conversation written in our eyes.

She motions with her hands for me to take a deep breath, so I do.

I take a breath. Then another. I smooth my hands over my hair, adjust my shirt like that's going to help anything, and make my way to the door. Nikki makes a dramatic motion of zipping her lips shut, throwing away the key, and sitting back against my pillows with the most innocent look I've ever seen.

I almost laugh.

I pull open the door. Shock spreads through me at seeing Zaid standing there.

He's got something behind his back, his jaw working like he's in the middle of chewing something bitter. His dark eyes soften when they land on me, and my

entire body reacts.

My spine shudders.

My breath turns light.

My heart stutters.

I miss him.

For a second, it's just us. I forget that Nikki.is there. I forget about Sadie, about all the shit happening around us.

But then his eyes flick past me and catch Nikki sitting in my room. The bubble around me

bursts.

"Hey, didn't know you were here," he says politely, dipping his chin at her.

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hand in a casual

just a bit too hard to not look like she's hiding something. She looks

back to me.

can feel the weight of impatience

who's watching us like she's at

were just about to leave," I

frown deepens. "Please.

looks nervous, ticking,

arms loosely and tilt

throat works, and he gives me a small, jerky nod. "I'm fine. I'm worried about you

something in my chest twist. Nikki clears her throat

a second before sighing.

slides off the bed and gives me a quick

way out.

steps inside, closing the door behind him with a gentle, careful movement, like he's afraid of breaking something. He exhales slowly, his hand dragging through his hair as he stares at the ground.

are written

seen him

starts. His voice is

is

him,

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his hand from behind

box of

goes very still. My brain does this dumb

at the box like it's going to spontaneously explain itself. I lift my eyes to him, catching the way he's anxious for my

I swing the

She jumps a little when I call her, but

glancing between us. He still holds the box

sight, and the second

there for a moment, like we're trying to figure something

at Zaid. "You think she's

He blinks. "What?"

close the door again, leaning my back against it while Nikki throws

between herself and

it only ever is when he's caught off guard, like he's just

laugh. "Guess you

eyes don't leave me. His expression darkens, but not in a bad way. More like he's thinking through every

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