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.

will continue to force her out of my mind. No matter how long and how many women it would take

Sophie

even bothering to call me when

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

dings open and

is seated at her desk, her red lipstick is

finally put her

gaze sweeps up quickly

quick to stand up and follow behind me like

her knees for me, I’d make

Bernard’s pov

at the door Aiden had just stormed out of in confusion. He sure looked flustered and

“Saw Mr. Xavier storming out. Is something wrong?” She

desk. “Not that I know of. He looked already

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

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

She’s very hardworking and can grasp anything quickly.

job. Alice utta

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

looked down at the photo frame on my desk, almost buried by the amount of paperwork

resort, not knowing that it would be the last time our daughter would be living and breathing. She was only seventeen then

was five

day, two years ago brought back memories I shared with my daughter. It was like I

someone I held dear even though the girl

doesn’t

actually was your long-lost daughter you never knew about. Or at least a relative.” Alice

even conceiving

would love those.” | squealed lowly as I pushed small chocolate cupcakes inside the foam

around

that I found it in five min utes. But maybe that was because I asked

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

really start

lip when my eyes

showcase all those unhealthy foods here? I

myself to walk away from the pleasant aroma and even more pleasant looking food. I will not

to

table and chair, smiling awkwardly when some work ers

Sure I was a new face here, but was

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

I have something on

me gawking at

gaze away from

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

my skin

body ever only reacted to one

that person was

I was s**id to even

jail for goodness

Sophie’s pov

Alice said and waved at me before putting her hands

I called out just as a taxi pulled up beside

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

finally just say screw it and buy a new car that wouldn’t stop on me or refuse to start. And

smelled freedom. Hell, I was starting to see through those rose colored

patted the mustard color

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

crazy to stand in the rain. But right

.

heavens were showering me with

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

the screech, I put my seatbelt on

Harrington.co.

help but

ever be one of the

let you in on a

job like this. Not when I didn’t have the qualifica