Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

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Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Alina

5 Months Later (Thanksgiving)

I smile to myself, closing my eyes for a second as I inhale the smell of better and

roasted garlic. I mash the potatoes with a steady rhythm, humming to a song I've

had stuck in my

head all week.

It doesn't matter to me that I'm a bit off-key. Zaid is the only one here, and he

likes my

humming.

Warm arms wrap around my waist from behind, and I feel his chest press against my back just as his lips find the side of my neck. I lean into him, chuckling when his kisses trail

down slowly.

My skin breaks out in goosebumps, they ripple down my spine despite the warmth in the kitchen. I try to wiggle away from him and the ticklish sensation, but he keeps me locked

in his arms.

"Zaid," I laugh, "I have to finish the potatoes."

"Take a break," He whispers.

I roll my eyes and feel him grin against my skin.

another hour. That's just enough time to sneak upstairs and

little. Or a lot."

in his

face him,

as I shake my head.

I still can't believe is mine. There's this look he

with me

That love doesn't settle. It doesn't level off. It stays

is how constant it is, how unwavering his

back, I whisper, "We

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Chapter 262

"Are you afraid she's not going to

told her about me, but I feel like it would be

kind person. Besides, I wouldn't let her say anything bad about

that, I trust it. I nod,

we can sneak

shake my head with

just been denied air. "You're killing me,

before turning back to the potatoes. He

turning on music

the mashed potatoes, add a bit more salt, and just as I'm wiping my hands, Zaid appears again at my

me," he

kitchen, the afternoon light spilling in through the windows. His arms wrap around me again, and I rest my head against his chest, feeling his steady heartbeat

last six months with Zaid have been the kind of perfect I never believed existed. It's like the rough edges of our lives are

someone, I'd never heard him sound so happy. Zaid and I were genuinely thrilled. We couldn't wait to

if he knows that I feel the same. That every time I look at him, I still feel

chest and let myself melt into the moment until the doorbell

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