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

I'm

his face is what finally

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"I love you too."

part, his body going rigid, his hands flexing on my waist like he doesn't know whether to hold on or let go. Then he starts shaking his head,

to say that," he says, his

pressing a finger to his lips to silence him. "Do you

He trembles.

you feel like you

ever seen them. I repeat myself,

and I wait for it to

and realization that I mean

But it doesn't.

believe it and he

take his hands, pressing his palms to my cheeks, letting

of my breath. "I

still shaking his head, but I see the cracks

love you," I say

brief second, and when they open again,

who's never been told they're

lips against his,

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he kisses me deeply. He starts off gentle at

It's not gentle,

all-consuming. And

as warmth floods every inch of me. He groans softly against my lips, a sound that makes my stomach tighten, makes me ache in places

in response and then

me, my legs instinctively wrapping around his waist. He carries me across the room, never breaking the kiss, never loosening his

his lips trail down my

intense. Always carried the weight of the world on his

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