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 a

just a bit too hard to not look like

eyes turning back to me. "Can

can feel the weight of impatience pulling on

us

just about to

"Please.

between us tightens. He looks nervous,

arms loosely and tilt my head. "Are you

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

in my chest twist. Nikki clears her throat behind

hesitate for half a second before sighing.

Nikki slides off the bed and gives me a quick squeeze on my arm

way out.

like he's afraid of breaking something. He exhales slowly, his hand dragging through his hair as he stares at

written

seen him like

starts. His voice

is

at him, confused.

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from behind his back. It's a

of pregnancy

very still. My brain does

explain itself. I lift my eyes to

the door open again.

on the other side, arms crossed and clearly eavesdropping. She jumps a little when I call her, but walks

still holds the box out awkwardly, his fingers tight

line of sight, and the second she sees it, her eyes widen.

for a moment, like we're

Nikki looks at Zaid. "You think she's pregnant

He blinks. "What?"

against it while Nikki throws herself

herself and me. "We were literally about

as his gaze snaps back to me. His face is soft in that way it only ever is when he's caught off

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

but not in a bad way. More like he's thinking

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