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.

how

Sophie

bothering to call me when I was locked up

I didn’t want to think about her any longer. Didn’t even want to

open and I walked

lipstick is one of

do. I’ll finally

approaching, her gaze sweeps up quickly and her eyes hold that glint of desire in

walked away. She’s quick to stand up and follow behind me

was desperate to get on her knees for

Bernard’s pov

at the door Aiden had just stormed out of in confusion.

second later and Alice enters. “Saw Mr. Xavier

he placed on the desk. “Not that I know of. He looked already p**ed off the

we’re talking about. It doesn’t take much to anger him. I’m sure it’s

Mr. Xavier is always p**ed off,”

Sophie. She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly. She’s the right fit

job. Alice utta

daughter a lot. Almost the exact replica. They could even be mis taken as

frame on my desk, almost buried by the amount of

daughter and my wife. We took that photo at a resort, not knowing that it would be

was five

years ago brought back memories I shared with my daughter. It was like I was staring at

become someone I held dear even though the

doesn’t she?

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

even conceiving her with my wife was hard.

squealed lowly as I pushed small chocolate cupcakes

eyes dance around the cute

to find 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

I’d have to share with Mila and Ria when

really start

bottom lip when my eyes

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

walk away from the pleasant aroma and even more pleasant looking food. I will not be tempted

refuse to be

and chair, smiling awkwardly when some work ers who were eating around a circular

me today? Sure I was a new face here,

it wasn’t the little flyaway

I have something on my

maybe they saw me gawking at

tear my gaze away from

felt on my back earlier before entering the elevator. No, that stare was different than these, I could feel the intensity of

tingles brushed on my skin quickly when that per son’s eyes pierced on

only reacted

that person

shook my head, scowling at myself inwardly. I was s**id to even think that

in jail for

Sophie’s pov

a good rest of the day Sophie!” Alice said and waved at me

just as a

car. I winced at the mustard col or that

say screw it and buy a new

I was starting to see through

patted

as the rain belt over me. I even removed that tight bun in my hair and let my hair down. I was even

in

.

showering me with

bit see through. There was no way I’d have anyone see the

a bit by the screech, I put my seatbelt on and then stared at

Harrington.co.

help

be one

in

never thought I’d ever get a good paying job like this. Not when I didn’t have