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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raises her hand in

to not look like she's hiding something. She looks

eyes turning back to

tone is tight, and I can feel the weight of impatience pulling on it. I glance

who's watching us

were just about to leave,"

deepens. "Please.

looks nervous, ticking, eyes shifting

cross my arms loosely and tilt my head. "Are you

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

clears her

for half a second

bed and gives me

way out.

gone, Zaid steps inside, closing the door behind him with a gentle, careful movement, like he's afraid of

written all over

never really seen him

a line," he starts. His voice is thick. "And you

this is

stare at him, confused.

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from behind his back. It's

of pregnancy

goes very still. My brain does this dumb stuttering thing

to spontaneously explain itself. I lift my eyes to

thinking, I swing the door open again.

eavesdropping. She jumps a little when I call her, but

He still holds the box out awkwardly, his fingers tight around

line of sight, and the second she sees it,

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

Nikki looks at Zaid.

He blinks. "What?"

against it while Nikki throws herself into the middle of the room like

herself

surprise as his gaze snaps back to me. His face is soft in that way it only ever is when he's caught off guard, like he's just been hit in the chest with something.

forcing a weak laugh. "Guess you saved us a trip. And some

in a bad way. More like he's thinking through every possible scenario at once. I feel it like

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