Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 247

Chapter 247

I tuck the folder away in the back of my closet, behind a stack of sweaters I probably won't touch again until fall. My fingers linger on it for a second longer than necessary, the weight of what it means still heavy in my chest, in my heart.

Zaid has always given me comfort, has always made sure I'm okay, that I'm taken care of and the revelation of this just made everything so much clearer to me.

I don't tell Zaid or Aiden that Jake stopped by,

And luckily for me, Jake never comes again.

The rest of the week passes by much quicker than any of us wanted. The three of us spend as much time as we can together. We swim in the mornings, our skin warmed by the sun. We laugh and dive, testing how long we can hold our breath.

We eat a bit too much. Zaid manages to get us some alcohol, so we drink a little, too. We have drunken confessions at night and laugh at each other.

Zaid always manages to win any game we play and I begin to side with Aiden, accusing him of cheating. He swears he's not.

Aiden and I warm up to each other by the end of it. We can talk and laugh without Zaid and it feels natural.

Sometimes, I catch Zaid looking at me when he thinks I'm not paying attention. And sometimes, I look right back. But we don't touch, not yet. Not with Aiden still here. I couldn't do that to him.

night with us, we throw him a small going away party. Nothing fancy, just lights on the patio, music, and good food. I invite Elena and her boyfriend, who turns out to

smart and the only person that can keep up with his quirks is Zaid. Elena, Aiden and I just watch them like they're speaking a

Not my kind of thing, or Elena's, for that matter. We retreat to the kitchen to wash the

laughing as we hear the guys yelling at each other from

in time to see her lifting an eyebrow at me, her wet

suds.

you do to Aiden?" she asks,

press my lips together, returning my eyes to the plate in my hand before asking. "What

play dumb with me, Ali. He's

hands on

nudging my arm.

exhale slowly, shoulders sagging under the truth I've been holding back from

I say, keeping my voice low.

eyes nearly pop out of her skull. "Wait. What the

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nod, eyes fixed