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.

got another hour. That's just enough time

little. Or a lot."

turn in

to face

I shake my head. His eyes

dark, full of everything I still can't believe is mine. There's

love with me all over again. Every day, every time. It never

settle. It doesn't level off. It stays high, burning in him and in me

constant it is, how unwavering his love

my toes and kiss him. When I pull back, I whisper, "We can't. Aiden's bringing his new girlfriend, remember? I want to make

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afraid she's not going

“Maybe? I mean, I don't know how much Aiden has told her about me, but I feel like it would be very easy to hate me. I mean,

kind person. Besides, I wouldn't let her say anything bad about you or to you. Aiden wouldn't

that, I trust it. I nod, smiling

mean we can sneak

shake my head with

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

turning back to the potatoes. He sighs

turning on music

a bit more salt, and just as I'm wiping my hands, Zaid appears again at my side, extending his

with me,"

hesitate. I slip my hand into his, and we sway slowly in the kitchen, the afternoon light spilling in through the windows. His arms wrap around me again, and

the rough edges of our lives

sound so happy. Zaid and

doing, it's something he is. And I wonder if he knows that I feel the same. That every time I look at him, I still feel that rush, like

and let myself melt into the

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