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."

as he

were good friends, the three of them. But it's also one of those things we didn't really talk about.

him before my

leaves me. "I wonder what she

through his hair. "That's

words. "Aiden said you were her favorite. Is

But Aiden was always kind of distant. Not

it, an ache in his words that

chest.

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way home from my physical

eyes to watch him stare out the window and I know exactly what he's talking about. My

eyes.

on it. I was being stubborn, telling her I

a hand to my

the road, and I didn't move fast enough. Maybe if I had been calmer, I could've moved faster. I could

him, placing my hand on his.

forced smile. The same one I've given hundreds of

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 the

a nice hotel. The