The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

My stomach knots and my throat hurts. I swallowed the lump tickling in my throat and stared at his arrogant face.

He’s looking at me with a raised brow, his eyes growing confused when I hadn’t answered him right away.

Did he c*m inside her too?

Did he stare into her eyes like he did me?

Did he moan her name?

I tore my eyes away from him and cleared my throat while rising to my feet. “If you’ll excuse me I need to use the bath- room.”

I moved around the desk ready to walk away from him but fingers warm and long wrap around my upper arm and stopped me.

I keep my head away from his face, not wanting to look into the eyes I’ve drowned into many times.

His eyes are piercing through the side of my face and I hold in my shiver. I gnaw on my lips and waited with battered breath to see what he would do or say next. With Aiden, things were a bit unpredictable.

He steps closer to me, his stomach brushing against my upper arm. I stiffen, my heart skyrocketing. “Sophie,” He breathed out my name above my head.

His grip around my arm tightens. “What’s wrong?”

I clenched my eyes tightly, coaxing my heart to stop beat- ing so quickly for him, and then answered while peeling my

eyes open.

is wrong. I just need to

room.”

and honestly I had a feel- ing Aiden knew that I was not telling the truth with the way his grip around

to it. One I don’t take heed of and pull my arm out of his grasp. He doesn’t

filling with goosebumps when his head dips and

until you tell me what’s wrong with

had me almost queasy. His lips are still brushing my ear and his breath feathering against

no rush to

while I prayed that I can get a hold

writ- ten on the paper had me remembering why I shouldn’t

my nose and then peeled my eyes open. “There’s nothing

grumbles. “I know when something is wrong with you Sophie. Do you really think

before answering with a nod. “Yes, I do take you as a fool. A really big one to be exact. Now if you don’t want pee on your shiny marble floors, I would let

seconds peel his hand off me. I’m relieved because if he held me any longer, my heart

held high and my fist clench- ing at my sides. I didn’t even want to pee, this was a tactic to not talk to him for longer than

his presence right now when I was so d*mn angry

gruff voice mut- tered loud enough for me to hear

clenching my eyes, and then peeled them. open. Turning to face Aiden I asked tightly. “Would

him Mr. Xavier and then nods stiffly. He gives me directions and I

in the bathroom, I rush to the sink and open the faucet. I let the water run for a little and clench

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the red thong and the

and cupped my hand under the running water and bend down to throw

how long until I heard the faint sound of knuckles

in. “Sophie. Are you okay in there?” Aiden asked with a