Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 216

Diners and Deep Conversations-2

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."

tilt my head, studying him as he speaks. "Your dad stole her from his

But it's also one of those things we didn't really talk about. Like it was

before

chuckle that leaves me. "I wonder what she would think

through his hair. "That's a

softly, considering his words. "Aiden said you were her

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

a heaviness in his voice when he says it,

chest.

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on our way home from my

my eyes to watch him stare out the window

eyes.

again. Insisted on it. I was being stubborn,

hand to my trembling

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

his. "Zaid, it's not your fault. He was

one I've given hundreds of people

the words we need to say are caught somewhere in our throats, too difficult to bring to the

falls, we pull into a nice hotel. The