Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina) novel Chapter 37

Future Hopes and Past Secrets–2

“Hey.”

“You having fun?” his tone is friendly but his eyes a bit loose from the drinks.

“Yeah, it’s great,” I reply, smiling.

He studies me for a moment and I frown, trying to read the expression on his face.

“Can I ask you a question?”

I steal a glance to Aiden, who is still in conversation with Parker. “Uh, sure.”

Evan leans in slightly, lowering his voice. “Has Aiden ever told you what happened

between him and Zaid?”

The question catches me off guard and I recoil. “What do you mean?”

He purses his lips together. “I’m just wondering.”

Curiosity has me taking the bait. “All I know is that Zaid is not a big fan of Aiden, but beyond that I am not sure. Why? Do you know?”

He shakes his head. “No. I do know it’s more complicated than that, though. They used to

be best friends.”

I blink, shock spreading through me. “Wait, what?”

“Yeah, they were inseparable. They played on the team together. We all did.”

I cough, pressing a hand to my chest. I’ve been harboring guilt for what happened to Zaid, and learning this puts a weird feeling in my gut. “Really?”

“Yeah, I mean. Have you not seen the pictured in the gym hallway? Zaid was like, really good. Even better than Aiden.”

I steal another glance at Aiden, my nostrils flaring and my heart hammering in my chest. “Really? I had no idea.”

Aiden’s been secretive about this. On purpose. He knows that it was Zaid that saved me

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from Will, right? He knows that he got expelled, right?

“Yeah, Zaid was our team captain before Aiden. He got badly injured one game, everyone saw it. Tore his knee real bad. They told him he’d never play again. That’s when everything changed. When Zaid changed. You know he went to juvie?”

“That’s the thing, no one really knows the whole story. Some say he killed someone in an accident, some say he only injured someone. Something about street racing?”

What else do you know?”

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