Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 242

Chapter 249

Zaid drives with one hand on the wheel, the other resting casually on his thigh. The sky outside is shifting into that dark black of night, and the silence between us isn't awkward. It's just full of the things we're giving each other things to say.

I glance over at him. The slope of his nose. The slight pull on his brow. The way

his lashes fan against his cheekbones when he

blinks.

He catches me.

"You're staring," he says, a small smile tugging at his lips.

I don't even pretend to look away.

"I can't help it,” I say softly. "You're so beautiful to me."

His jaw flexes just once, and he reaches across the console for my hand. Our fingers tangle together like muscle memory.

I look down at them. "We have a week. Just us. Before I go."

"I know," he says quietly, and even though he's still smiling, I hear the weight in his voice.

There's a silence again.

I squeeze his hand gently. "It's going to suck, but it's also going to be good. I mean, you knew I needed this. Before I even did."

He nods, not looking at me, eyes fixed on the road ahead. "I knew. And I want you

to have it. The space. The freedom. You're own piece of life."

His words warm me, and then guilt straddles my chest. I hesitate and take a breath. “Jake came by. While you and Aiden were gone that one day."

He finally glances at me.

heart is in my throat. "He gave

other hand turning white on

"Why wouldn't you want me

want you to feel like you owed me

I won't.

place that was yours. You had to leave Florida, you had to leave Arizona. But this is yours. No one can kick you out, no one

wipe the tears from

up. No matter

miss you so

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Chapter 249

but there's no humor in it, just tenderess. "You have no idea how much I'm going

pulls into the driveway. We get out

the house, Zaid's hand wraps around my wrist. He pulls me in, cupping my face before kissing me in a slow but intense

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press into mine, and I gasp from the tenderness and strengh of

been wanting to do this all week," Zaid

against his lips. "Me,

arms, carrying me to the couch, where he lays on my back and settles over me. His hands

we doing?"

Zaid frown. "Right now?"

when I get back from Italy. When are we going to stop running from each

sits, setting me on his lap with

stuff," he says. "The way I grew up, the way I guarded myself. Everything that happened in the accident, and then everything that happening in the hospital. I know I've been messy with you. And

scared, too," I

You going to

across his

faintly. "We're each other's future, and right

My throat is tight.

you come back," he adds. "No pressure.

tears finally spilling over, but I don't

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