Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 216

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His eyes widen slightly, a flicker of emotion crossing his face before he schools it back into place. The question would be random and totally out of the blue if it weren't for the

setting.

He understands why I'm asking.

His gaze flickers to the window before he answers. "She was kind of a burst of energy."

My heart races in my chest as the memories rush through his eyes.

"She thought aliens were real, had a theory about how they hide in plain sight."

A smile widens across my face. "Really?"

He nods. "Did you know her and my dad were together since college?"

Warmth spreads through me. "That's sweet."

He presses his lips into a tight line. "She actually dated my uncle John before my dad."

my head, studying him as he speaks. "Your

eyes narrow slightly, "I don't think so; they were good friends, the three of them. But

him before my

me. "I wonder

through his hair. "That's a

softly, considering his words. "Aiden said

think she loved us both equally. But Aiden was always kind of distant. Not in a bad way, just got along

heaviness in his voice when he says it, an ache in his words that pulls

chest.

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our way

the window and

eyes.

believed I could play basketball again. Insisted on it. I was being stubborn, telling her I

to

looking at the road, and I didn't move fast enough. Maybe if I had been calmer, I

him, placing my hand on his. "Zaid, it's not your fault. He

looks at me, giving me a forced smile. The same one I've given hundreds of people when

eat in silence after that. It feels like we're drifting, like the words we need to say are caught somewhere in our throats, too difficult to bring to

falls, we pull into a nice hotel.