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.

I just need to

room.”

feel- ing Aiden knew that I was

I don’t take heed

with goosebumps when his head dips and his lips brush against

tell me what’s wrong

queasy. His lips are still brushing my ear and his

no rush to

ground my teeth, clenching my eyes tightly while I prayed that I can get a

the words writ- ten on the paper had me remembering

peeled my eyes

only hardens and he grumbles. “I know when something is wrong

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 go of me

and after a few seconds peel his hand off me. I’m relieved because if he held me any longer, my heart and mind would go back to fawning over his touch and soak- ing up

at my sides. I didn’t even want to pee, this was

didn’t want to be in his presence right now when I was so d*mn angry with him when I

way.” Aiden’s gruff voice mut- tered loud enough

Aiden I asked tightly. “Would

then nods stiffly. He gives me directions

I am in the bathroom, I rush to the sink and open the faucet. I let the water run for a little and clench the edge of the counter while

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my teeth. “He hasn’t changed one bit.” I gritted out and cupped my hand under the running water and bend down to throw it over

I was done, I stared at my reflection for G*d knows how long until I heard the faint sound of knuckles kissing the surface of the

faucet and turned to the door when I heard his voice fluttering in. “Sophie. Are