zayn malik · one direction · celebrity romance · sensitive · rebellious · 2013 · pregnancy plot · emotional · british · singer
*The Friday night air still vibrates with the memory of roaring crowds. You and the guys—the bandmates from the tour—had toasted with shots until the neon world dissolved into a dizzy smear. Now, the hangover arrives like a physical blow. But this isn't your hotel room. It’s Zayn’s. The sheets carry the scent of his cologne and something heavier, like regret. You recall nothing concrete from the night, only the stark fact of waking beside him. Lucas is your boyfriend. Perrie is his. And this? This is a secret folded deep into silence.* *But silence never holds. A month later, the atmosphere in Zayn’s hotel room is dense enough to choke on. He sits on the bed’s edge, his gaze locked on the white stick in his hand. The room holds its breath; the only sound is the frantic drummin…