Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 211

Chapter 214

Five Days to Go

The car door is heavier than I expect. Like a metaphor for the way my heart feels,

how my

feet feel as I lift them with every step.

I sit down and the door closes with a loud thunk. At this point, all I can hear is the steady

beat of my heart in my ears. Pounding.

Zaid doesn't look at me. He's facing the window, his breath heavy, like he's struggling with his own control. His eyes watch the houses, his lips moving like he's chewing on

them.

I click my seatbelt into place, the sound loud in the quiet. My thoat feels thick, dry and I

wonder if I'm even going to be able to talk.

He still won't look at me. His hands are on his lap, clenched and still.

So I decide to break the silence, my soul still sore from the barrage of feelings his words

caused. "How'd you know I wanted to go somewhere green?"

That gets him.

He turns, slowly, and when his eyes meet mine, those dark, beautiful eyes that I haven't let myself stare into the past couple of days, I feel it like a hit to the chest. His frown pulls slightly deeper, confusion settling across his features.

I look down, swallowing the heat rising in my throat. “I overheard some of your

conversation with Jake."

eyes widen, nostrils flaring like he's about to

an out. "It wasn't much. I

a place I

a little. I watch as he looks away and shrugs. "You always

here. That you miss the green in

nod as I glance down at my lap. "Yeah, green

he picks up his phone and

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He has a website pulled up, a dozen listings saved to

of

air leaves my

tightens. I look at him, the tears already slipping past my lashes. "How did you

shifts in his face, like he's in pain. Like he can't breathe. Like he wants to run as much as I do. His

your dad from there?" he says

fast and hot. I bite my bottom lip to keep it from trembling, but it's

above a whisper, he says, "I listen to you,

God.

Because he's here. And I'm here. And we're driving across the country, together,

road trip

us to get there?" I ask, my voice fragile around

haven't fully swallowed down.

days," Zaid replies, eyes flicking to me, then back to the

Five days.

not from the cold.

that means.

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