Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 171

Chapter 173

Because of You

I don't know how much time passes, but I know it's hours. The sun shifts through the window and I twist to lie on my back.

There's a lump in my throat, everything inside of me struggling to come out.

I sigh, and Zaid looks down at me, his fingers trailing down my arms. "Do you want to talk

about it?"

I swallow. "I'm not pregnant."

He frowns at that, breathing slowly to prepare himself. "Did you want to be?"

I shake my head. "No, I don't think so."

His fingers draw circles on my skin. "It makes you sad?"

I sigh. "She told me I could've been pregnant at one point. Something about my

hormones or something."

He pulls slightly away, looking down at me, eyes searching mine. "Love."

I don't want his pity, I just wanted someone to know, someone to be in the darkness with me. "I don't know how to feel about it." me.

He closes in on me, his hands finding their way under my shirt and around my waist. My stomach twists and I push at his chest. "Zaid, not know, I don't want to-"

"Fuck, Alina. I'm not trying to have sex with you."

I look up at him, new tears streaming down my cheeks. He looks pained, hurt, surprised

that I would assume that.

"I just want to hold you."

My skin breaks out into goosebumps, and I press into him. "I'm sorry, I just-"

apologize for. I can't even imagine.

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just, I feel stupid that

"Why?"

pregnant. I didn't want to be. And now I feel

hold on

of scared me." The confession slides out of me smoothly. All the gnawing and worrying

be here,

I blink at that.

his next words. "I know it was impossible for the baby to

tears

"You feel like a girl mom to

I struggle to breathe.

have loved

in check. "Well, she would have been either your

that

part of the conversation

me to look into his eyes, forcing me to understand how serious his next words are. "I don't give a fuck about that. Fuck Jake. Fuck Aiden,

"Zaid-"

"Because I love you."

second, I think I imagined it. But I didn't. The

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melt into the air around

body locks up.

No. No, no, no.

so hard I feel sick. I can't do this. I can't hear this. I can't even think about

head, the

him speak. I press my palm to my

me. I loved them, and they were stolen

jaw tense like he's biting back a thousand things he wants to say. Then, in a voice raw with emotion, he murmurs, "I don't need you to

It's rage.

sharp and painful twisting in my gut. "You can't

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