Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 175

Chapter 177

Consuming

My breath catches in my throat, and I whisper, "How?”

His jaw clenches, his throat working. "Because I would never step into a doctor's office, Or a hospital. Ever."

My eyes widen, remembering Nikki's comments when she was laying in the bathtub.

His voice is rough, weighed down by things I don't fully understand. "But I did. For you."

I blink, trying to process his words. "Why would you never step into a hospital?"

He shakes his head, running a hand through his hair. "Can we can we save that conversation for another day?"

Something in his voice makes me nod.

I don't push, even though I want to. He never pushes me when I'm trying to stay afloat in the memories of my own traumas.

Instead, I cup his face again, guiding him down to me as I press my lips to his. He stiffens for a second before melting into me, his hands gripping my waist.

He's so gentle, so careful.

The kiss deepens, and I pour everything into it, every unspoken feeling I've been terrified

to admit.

When I finally pull away, my eyes are glassy with unshed tears, my heart so full it feels like it might burst. I search his face, tracing the lines of worry, the fear that lingers even

now.

"I want to say something," I whisper, my fingers still brushing his skin.

He watches me intently, nodding slowly.

"I want to tell you something." I'm trembling, not knowing why it's so hard for me to

how I'm even going to

his face

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"I love you too."

flexing on my waist like he doesn't know whether to hold on or let go. Then he starts shaking his head, disbelief

says, his voice cracking. "You don't have to feel

finger to his lips to silence him. "Do you really

He trembles.

like you don't deserve

I repeat myself, letting

wait for it

understanding and realization that I mean the words that I

But it doesn't.

it and he looks

palms to my cheeks, letting him feel the

of

against my face. He's still shaking his head, but I see the cracks

you," I say again, firmer

and when they open again, I

never been told they're

lips against his, whispering against

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me deeply. He starts off gentle at first and then he takes

not gentle, not careful. It's desperate and consuming, and that's my

intense, all-consuming.

inch of me. He groans softly

response and

room, never breaking the kiss, never loosening his hold, like he can't

braced on his forearms as his lips trail down my jaw, my neck, his breath hot and ragged. I gasp, my fingers

the weight of the

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