Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 204

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And as the memories of everything come crashing back into me, I curl into myself and sob, knowing I can't find comfort in Zaid's arms.

And nothing hurts more than that.

I don't know how long I stay like that. My body aches from staying in the same position all day. I've cried so much that my eyes burn and my head pounds.

I wipe at my face with the same sleeve I've been using all day. It's damp, crusted with tears. My hair is a tangled mess on my pillow, and my chest feels like it's caved in. My heart doesn't beat right anymore. It just kind of stutters.

A high-pitched voice, loud and unmistakably dramatic, cuts through the thick silence of the house. My brows draw together.

"I'm fucking seeing her, Zaid!"

I sit up slowly, blinking in disbelief.

"Nikki?" I whisper to myself, heart pounding in my chest.

The voice gets closer and before I can even fully register what's happening, the door to

my room whips open. Nikki steps inside in all her chaotic glory. She's carrying a small tray filled with food and a tumbler.

She rolls her eyes. "Zaid was heading up here with this, but I told him I would give it to

you."

I detonate

throat as my entire body folds forward, and Nikki's already rushing to me, setting the tray down and climbing onto my bed and pulling me into her arms like she knew all along I was seconds from completely falling

storm inside me quiets just

lean back, face blotchy and sore, my voice barely

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phone. "Have you even looked online in the last

at her.

best.

My stomach twists.

you, anyway.

are talking about everything, Alina.

"What do you

people suck. They're saying you made

creeps up my

Zaid. Some sick online 'tea page' got ahold of it and twisted

crawling into my throat.

open. "Okay,

I catch my breath for a moment and tell her the

open.