Chapter 99

After thirty minutes of explaining nothing but the truth to Zayn, we sat in silence as he tried to process it all. He had a small frown on his face and kept tapping his foot on the hardwood floor. He cupped his chin in his hand and kept staring at the door.

“Zayn…” 

“Just a few more seconds, Lara, please.” He breathed out a sigh after pleading with me to give him more time to think. After a few seconds, he finally looked at me. “You didn’t have to lie to me, you know.”

I looked down at my hands on my lap. “Yeah. Yeah, I know,” I replied in a breathy way. “I’m sorry.”

I then felt his arm wrapped around me as he pulled me closer to him. “I’m not mad at you. I’m just sad that you felt the need to keep me out of the loop about something as…complicated as this.” 

I looked up at him and he gave me a small smile. “You’re too good for me,” I said under my breath but he heard me clearly.

He scoffed lightly and brought me much closer to him. Since Jacob’