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I reach for the knife to finish cutting the vegetables Zaid started on. I smile to myself, thinking of the way we kissed, thinking about how maybe this is a new start for us.
That we won't be alone anymore. From the way his hands felt on my skin, from the way everything in me screamed this is right, I can't imagine being apart from him anymore.
And then I hear it, a familiar voice. "Alina?"
My body goes cold. It's not excitement that floods me. Not joy. Not even confusion. It's
something duller. A weight I can't explain that settles in my chest like dread.
Footsteps echo through the foyer, and before I can react, Jake is in the kitchen with me.
He smiles, and before I can say a single word, he wraps his arms around me and pulls me
into a kiss. It should feel like home, but it doesn't.
When we pull apart, I can't breathe. My eyes immediately find Zaid. He's still standing by
the kitchen counter. Still here, but looking away. His arms are folded, jaw clenched.
Like it bothers him, like it hurts. Has it always hurt him?
Jake's lips brush down my neck, and I force a laugh. It's awkward, shaky, not quite mine. “Jake, what are you doing here?"
He pulls back, frowning like it should've been obvious. "It's your birthday
wanted to
Of course he did.
but it's thin, because all I can feel is the way Zaid won't look at me. The way the light in his eyes
and
to my forehead. "I'm going to set my things upstairs. You're
absentmindedly. My bedroom is the only one with a bed.
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not want to share a
moment he's gone,
sorry," I whisper, walking
eyes. "It's okay. You should spend tomorrow with him. We can
three of us. We can
I can be around him
feel about all of this," he says, voice raw. He
me.
nod slowly, swallowing hard. "I get
gives me a soft, pained smile, kissing
dinner with me, right? Elena
smile, genuinely. "Elena,
my
wouldn't miss it." And
the spot where he was, where we stood just minutes ago, and I
something so warm can feel
the vegetables and rinse
as he walks back into the kitchen, a smile on his face.
About Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina) - Chapter 222
Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina) is the best current series of the author Novelxo. With the below Chapter 222 content will make us lost in the world of love and hatred interchangeably, despite all the tricks to achieve the goal without any concern for the other half, and then regret. late. Please read chapter Chapter 222 and update the next chapters of this series at booktrk.com