Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 208

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It's midnight.

The numbers from my phone stare back at me, mocking me. I sigh, closing my eyes for a beat too long. When they pulse, I open them again.

I should be asleep. Jake definitely is, with his arm over my waist, his breath slow and even against the back of my neck. Usually, that would be comforting enough for me to get me sleeping.

But I'm wired. Eyes wide open, heart thudding like it's trying to beat its way out of my chest.

I sigh softly and shift onto my back, careful not to wake him. The conversation from earlier replays in my mind like a song I can't stop humming.

The way he looked at me.

The way his voice cracked when he said he shouldn't have let it become what it

is.

Obsession.

That word sits heavy in my stomach.

are creases around his eyes, lines that

one of them with my gaze and feel

beautiful. In a way that has nothing to do with youth or perfection. He's real.

Is this wrong?

now and see myself as a naïve, desperate girl who clung to something she shouldn't have? Who reached out for love in

No. I won't

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of bed. He stirs but doesn't wake. I make my way downstairs, my bare feet silent

faint light from the stove clock. I open the freezer and scowl when

second before making up my mind. It's not that late. The gas station down the street is still open. I grab my

air is crisp and cool, brushing against my skin as I walk down

I make a beeline for the freezer section and grab a pint of cookie dough. Comfort food.

above the door jingles as I walk out, and I'm halfway down the sidewalk when

Too familiar. I stop.

round the corner. They're huddled together, loud and obnoxious. My heart lurches in my

Sadie. She's standing there

I don't recognize. I take a step

else is falling apart, why would tonight go

"Oh