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.

That's just enough time to sneak

little. Or a lot."

turn in his mine,

face him,

my head.

everything I still can't believe is

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

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

part that undoes me is how constant it is, how unwavering

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

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Chapter 262

"Are you afraid she's not going to

gaze and shrug. “Maybe? I mean, I don't know how much Aiden has told her about me, but I feel like it

for credit, love. You're a kind person. Besides, I wouldn't let her say anything bad about you or

about that, I trust it. I nod,

can sneak upstairs for a

head with

just been denied air. "You're

nudge his chest before turning back to

room, turning on music that drifts

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

me,"

his, and we sway slowly in the kitchen, the afternoon light spilling in through the windows. His arms wrap around

believed existed. It's like the rough edges of our lives are just the

sound so happy. Zaid and I were genuinely thrilled. We couldn't wait to meet

at me. Like loving me isn't something he's doing, it's something he is. And I wonder if he knows that I feel the same. That

myself melt into the moment until

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