Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 255

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Secrets of Us: A Forbidden Love Romance

Chapter 255

The light shifts, and then I can see him clearly.

He's staring at the screen, his eyes locked on mine, his expression unreadable for a beat. My breath hitches in my throat as I take in the sight of him. His face is a little sharper, like he's been working out a lot. The lines of his jaw are more defined, but he's growing a bit of a beard. My fingers twitch to touch the screen, but I stay st my gaze drinking him in.

"Hey," I whisper, almost unable to speak. "I like the beard."

He runs a hand over his chin, a soft smile curling on his lips. "Glad you like it."

He stares at me for a long moment, his expression softening as he takes in every inch of me. I blush like I'm meeting him for the first time all over again.

"You look beautiful, love."

I blink rapidly, overwhelmed by his attention. I forget what it's like to be in the face

of his intensity. The tears spill over before I can stop them.

my voice breaking as I struggle to keep

he mutters. "Don't

pained look in his eyes has me reeling in my emotions.

moment, his face unreadable as he looks at me. "That's

fighting the emotions swirling inside me. I search his face, looking for something, anything. "Are you forgetting me? Are you

way to something warm, something steady. He shakes his

small smile tugging at

to reach into the screen

like I promised. I'm doing my own work. Therapy, all of it. I keep myself busy because otherwise I'd lose

what he means. I do the same thing. I feel a wave of relief crash over me. My heart lightens, the pain of the distance

quietly, needing to know

of his neck. "It's

And I finally took your advice. I

His happiness is mine. His growth is

small moments of peace I've found in Florence. And in return, he shares his

until I feel my eyelids growing

but it's useless.

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