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.

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

Sophie Bell forgot all

to call me when I

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

elevator dings open

her red lipstick is one of the

finally put

me approaching, her gaze sweeps up quickly

quick to stand

she looked like she was desperate to get on her knees for me,

Bernard’s pov

the door Aiden had just stormed out of in

later and Alice enters. “Saw Mr. Xavier storming out. Is something wrong?” She asked in

out for the file he placed on the desk. “Not that I know of. He looked

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

Xavier is always

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

job. Alice utta

also resembles your daughter a lot. Almost the exact replica. They could

desk,

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

five

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

had become someone I held dear even though the girl wasn’t my biologi cal

does, doesn’t she? The exact

actually was your long-lost daughter you never knew

“Don’t be ridiculous, Alice. I had only one biological daughter. And even conceiving her with my wife was hard. I wasn’t a

as

eyes dance around the

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 be in a bad

stuffed my foam container with endless desserts knowing I’d have

really

my bottom lip when my eyes fall on

they showcase all

even more pleasant looking

to be

some work ers who were eating around a circular table turned to

a new face here, but was

sides of my head, hoping it wasn’t the little flyaway hairs pulling in their

have something on

saw me gawking at the endless

tear my gaze

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

lips as I remembered how tingles brushed on my

ever only reacted to one

person

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

was in jail for

Sophie’s pov

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

too Alice!” I called out just as a taxi pulled up

old car. I winced at the mustard col or that stood out. I had been meaning to give it a good paint job but

I had a new job, I can finally just say screw it and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me or refuse to start.

was starting to

going to get rid of you.” My hand patted the mustard color hood as I made

the sky. I closed my eyes and smiled as the rain belt over me. I even removed

crazy to stand in the

.

were showering me with

getting a bit see through. There was no way I’d have

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

Harrington.co.

couldn’t help

would’ve thought I’d ever be

in on

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