The Girl He Craves

Aiden’s pov

Something was very familiar with this woman. The way her bottom was shaped. The way she stood.

I stumbled out of the elevator when a thought slammed into my head.

No, it can’t be her.

What would Sophie Bell be doing in New York? Especially at Harrington.co?

She was probably sitting in her dorm room in college, talking to her roommate about weird s**t.

This woman wasn’t Sophie. She couldn’t possibly be her.

Besides Sophie had brown chocolate hair and she had less hips. Though those legs were long just like hers…..

I shake my head while watching the woman enter the elevator. When the doors close behind her, I’m convinced that I was going mad.

Was I still so obsessed with Sophie that I was now thinking a stranger was her?

| grunt and decided to forget about this mysterious woman. She was no one, she was not Sophie. And if she was, I wouldn’t care anyway.

Sophie Bell has been dead to me for three years.

I stormed my to Bernard’s office, frustrated that I even thought this woman was Sophie.

“Mr. Xavier,” Bernard’s secretary, Alice rose from her seat. She looks shocked to see me, or perhaps it was the invisible steam coming out of my ears that had her so stunned.

I ignored her and went straight for Bernard’s office without knocking.

As soon as I enter. I’m hit with a familiar scent. It was a floral scent, but the scent was very faint. It reminded me of…..her.

What. The. F**k.

I shook my head. I was really going mad today.

Bernard lifts his head from the mess of paperwork on his desk. He raised a brow. Of all my employees, Bernard was the only one who didn’t cower under my cold stare. I could give the old man props for that.

“Aiden

I glared at him and he stops. He knows how much I hate when he calls me by my given name. That name was only supposed to slip past the lips of those close to me.

Not because Bernard has been working for Harrington.co and was a trusted employee as

Sergio has mentioned, meant we were close.

“Mr. Xavier. What do I owe the pleasure

” Here are the reports I want you to look into.” I slam the file on his desk, frustrated that the light floral scent was still troubling my nose.

“Mr. Xavier

“Have them done by tomorrow.” Usually, I would have a more than five minute talk with him about the finances concerning the company, but I found myself itching to get out of the room and away from that scent.

I stormed out of his office.

“Mr. Xavier,” Alice nods when I stormed by. I don’t acknowledge her, needing to get out of where quickly

When I entered the elevator and pushed in my floor number, 38, I sighed in relief.

LE

As soon as the doors slide back close, I could finally breathe. But the frustration was still there.

Sophie Bell.

It was clear she was still haunting my mind to this day.

Igroaned. I slept with so many willing women to forget about her and it takes one mysteri ous woman that reminded me of her to have my entire composure crumbling at my feet.

I felt like that same high school boy who was so obsessed and in love with her that I’d do anything.

I was no longer that boy. I refuse to be that ‘boy’ again.

out of my mind. No matter how long and how many women

sure Sophie Bell forgot

bothering to call me when I was locked up for an

when the thought slammed into my head. I didn’t want to think about her any longer.

dings open

her red lipstick is one of the

finally put her to

hears me approaching, her gaze sweeps up quickly

quick to stand

she looked like she was desperate to get on her knees for me, I’d make her wishes come

Bernard’s pov

of in confusion. He sure

Mr. Xavier storming out. Is

“Not that I know of. He looked

then shrugged. “Honestly it’s the blue-eyed devil we’re talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger

right, Mr. Xavier is always p**ed off,” Alice

you were right about Sophie. She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly. She’s the right fit for the

job. Alice utta

Almost the exact replica. They could even be mis taken

looked down at the photo frame on my desk, almost buried

dead daughter and my wife. We took that photo at a resort, not knowing that it would be the last time our daughter would be

was five

two years ago brought back memories I shared with my daughter. It was like I was staring at my daughter again, and seeing her smiling

dear

“She does, doesn’t she? The exact

surprise me if she actually was your long-lost daughter you never knew about. Or

I had only one biological daughter. And even conceiving her with my wife was hard.

lowly as I

around

the staff canteen and I was proud to say that I found it in five min utes. But maybe that was because I asked for directions from the receptionist who didn’t seem to

foam container with endless desserts knowing I’d have to share with Mila and

really start

trail on my bottom lip

can I eat healthy when they showcase all those unhealthy foods here? I moaned. This was

the pleasant aroma and even more

refuse to

awkwardly when some work ers who were eating

was a new face

hoping it wasn’t the little flyaway hairs pulling in

have something on my

maybe they saw me gawking at the endless sweets

tear my gaze away from

my back earlier before entering the elevator. No, that stare was different

lips as I remembered how tingles brushed on my skin

reacted to

that person was

scowling at myself inwardly. I was s**id to even think that

jail for goodness

Sophie’s pov

and waved at

I called out just

winced at the mustard col or that stood out. I had been meaning

and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me or refuse to start. And keep me

Hell, I was starting to see through those rose

that Mary….I’m going to get rid of you.” My hand patted the mustard color hood as

lift my head to the sky. I closed my eyes and smiled as the rain belt over me. I even removed that tight bun in my

in the rain. But right now I didn’t

.

heavens were showering me

when my white blouse was getting a bit see through. There was no way I’d have

the door, wincing a bit by the screech, I put my seatbelt on

Harrington.co.

help but

thought I’d ever be one of

you in on a

thought I’d ever get a good paying job like this. Not when I didn’t have the qualifica tions for it or anything