Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Fifty

Zayn's Pov

Her red eyes stare at me and it looks like she is staring right trough me. It looks like she is burning my body cause it feels terrible. She runs out of here and I follow her outside the bathroom. I turn around before leaving. Nicklaus smirks. "There is another thing." He says and I roll my eyes. "What?" Like he hasn't said enough already. "We kissed." He says. Before I think about it, my fist collides with his jaw. As quickly as possible, I run towards the exit.

"Nina!" I yell but she gets in her car. She can't drive feeling like this. I call Emma and tell her what has happened. She flips. Can't blame her but I need to find her. The pain in my heart is what gets to me the most. Emma will be driving to her house.
Where does Nina go when she wants to think and be alone? I have seen her in the Midnight Park one night when she felt bad but she wouldn't go there right. I drive towards the park. Right now I can't leave any places out. I drive like a maniac and might be getting some tickets but my love for her is more important than all of those little notes. Both of the entrances are locked and she is way to girly to climb over the fences. My phone rings and Emma tells me that she is not at home. She is checking Lily her house. Think, Zayn, think. I tell myself as my hands go through my hair in frustration as tears are burning in my eyes. If anything would happen to her, I would flip. I hear Nina's voice in my mind.

"I would so go here if I would like to think or be alone." She says as she looks at the lights of the buildings. I brought her to my favorite place. A place so peaceful, so worth going to and beautiful.

The building complex where Liam's father works. Of course. I step back in the car and rush over to the building complex. Liam and his family are at her mothers party as well but all the lights in here are switched on. There are keys in the keyhole. I check the key chain which has the tag on it. They are mine. She must have got them out of my pocket when she rushed off. I chuckle at her action since only she would do such a thing like that. I take the stairs since at this time the elevator isn't working in case of emergency issues. I jog up the stairs, taking two steps at a time to get to her as quickly as possible. To ask if it is true what Nicklaus told me right before I left.

Nina's Pov

I take of my heels and set them down. The stairs made me tired there are a lot of floors in this building so as soon as I reached the last one, I was out of breath. On my way out, I didn't bring my coat and I cuss at myself. Like the cold is so horrible right now. Lying to Zayn felt terrible but he has done the same. He lied about his life.

~Flashback (Chapter 19)~

It is not the bathroom. I see portraits of the royal family. Not just Zayn with his family but his grandparents too. I take a walk towards the first portrait. It is an older man with his fathers eyes and an older women. King Nicklaus Malik and Lucinda Le Contea - Malik. Is what it is says on the little tag under the frames. Next is the portrait of his parents. King Yaser Malik and Queen Trisha Jazelle - Malik. Then there is a portrait of Zayn and his sister. Crown-prince Zayn Yaser Nicklaus Malik on the side of that there is a picture of a much younger Safaa Lucinda Patricia Maria Malik.

There is an old wooden brown desk with more pictures and then my eye falls on a portrait in the corner of the room. A young guy, he has his Yaser's smile, Trisha's eyes and the same facial features as Zayn does. Who is this? I look at the little tag: Nicklaus Yaser Edward Malik.

The door opens reveling Trisha on the door step.

~End of Flashback~

My hands go through my hair. I am so dumb, how could I not have noticed this before. The documentary on the TV the other day. The portrait, the guy at the wedding. Why wouldn't Nick or should I say Nicklaus tell me this. Deliah has warned me but I didn't know. The tears are stinging in my eyes. I just let them pour. Somebody walks on to the roof. I can already tell who it is by the way he walks. It is Zayn. I don't know if I should turn around so just keep looking at the view in front of me.

"I didn't know you were listening, earlier." He says to start the conversation. "I am so sorry." He says and I hear his footsteps coming closer towards me. "Sorry about what? Me hearing the conversation or finding out what you wanted to keep a secret." I shout angry as the tears fall again and I turn around to face him. "Both." He says with a soft voice as he doesn't look at me. "I need to know the answer to this question and please answer truthfully." He says and I nod. "Is it true?" He says. "About you and Nicklaus. My heart aches. I look at him. "When did he tell you?" I ask him. "Right before I left to follow you." He says.

"Zayn." I say walking up to him. He takes a quick step back. "Nina, answer me!" He says frustrated. My eyes don't make contact with his. "It is true." I say and I can already punch myself for it. "He bloody did it again. That bastard." He says and looks at me. "It isn't only his fault." I say and he looks at me. "Why are you protecting him?" He asks. "He is your brother and that will not change." Zayn's jaw clenches as he looks at me. "Did you feel anything?" He asks and I shake my head. "It is not the same feeling." I say. "You got furious when Crystal flirted with me and I did not even kiss that girl. You kissed him and think I would just wave it off like it is nothing." He says and his voice croaks.

I am pretty sure that the tears are streaming down my face. "I don't know if we can continue like this." He says as he closes his eyes. My heart breaks. I look at him. "This means nothing to you?" I ask referring to us. He is holding back his anger. "How can I just continue with you if my very own brother will always be in between the two of us?" He asks frustrated. "I don't know about you but I can't do that." Zayn says.

"I can't either." I say. "How can you say that when you actually have done that already?" I know he is right. "We can't just end it here and move on." I say. His hands go through his hair. He takes a step closer. "Prove that." He says looking at me.

"Me or Nicklaus?"

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This is the very last chapter of Love Me Like You Do. I am so proud of this book since it is my first official book on Wattpad. I loved writing this story and love how it turned out. If you liked it and want a sequel please let me know. Xoxo Margot