Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina) novel Chapter 209

Wishing He stayed–2

I grimace, trying to find an opening to escape them.

“Really, how easy do you have to be to let three guys take you all at once?”

My eyes burn. I clench my fists, trembling all over.

“Slut,” one of the other girl mutters.

“Pathetic little whore,” Sadie sneers. “Fucking your way into being noticed. It’s gross.”

They don’t know anything. They don’t know me. I repeat the words like a manta.

Still, the shame curls inside me like smoke. I blink rapidly, tears slipping down my cheeks.

“Seriously, do you just bounce between their beds like some pathetic little parasite?” the same girl snorts. “It’s giving desperate.”

Will, standing behind Sadie with a half eaten plate of chili cheese fries, chuckles darkly.

“Maybe she’s just hungry for something else.”

Then, before I can move, react, or even blink, Sadie grabs the plate and flings it right at

1. me.

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The fries, cheese, and sauce splatter across my chest and stomach, staining my shirt. I

look down with my mouth open in shock.

Laughter erupts from the group.

“Oh shit,” Sadie laughs, grabbing her stomach, “that color looks great on you.”

I drop to my knees on the sidewalk, grabbing the now dented ice cream with shaking fingers. My breaths come shallow, and I wipe at my face, swallowing around the lump in my throat.

By the time I walk back through the front door, I’m shaking.

The cold air hasn’t helped. Neither did the walk. The smell of my shirt makes my stomach turn. My cheeks are still wet, and even though the tears have slowed, my heart hasn’t.

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Wishing He Stayed–2

I shut the door behind me quietly, but the soft clink of something from the kitchen stops

1. me.

“Alina?”

He places a hand on the small of my back and leads me upstairs. The house is quiet, the world muted, except for the pounding in my ears.

When we get to the bathroom, he turns on the shower for me, testing the water with his

hand until it’s just right.

“I’ll put your ice cream in the freezer,” he says. “So it’s waiting for you when you’re

done.”

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Wishing He Stayed–2

I nod absently, even though all I want to do is ask him to stay.

I just watch him leave, the soft click of the door louder than it should be.

And I stand there in the steam, wishing his arms were still around me, wishing he would kiss me. Wishing he stayed.

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