The Girl He Craves

76

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.

wrong. I just need to use

room.”

knew that I was not

One I don’t take heed

back to my neck filling with goosebumps when his head dips and his

until you tell me what’s

almost queasy. His lips are

are in no rush to

clenching my eyes tightly while I prayed that I can get

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

breathed out through my nose and then peeled my eyes open. “There’s nothing wrong with me Aiden. Now

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

few seconds before answering with a nod. “Yes, I do take you as a fool. A really big one to be

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

at my sides. I didn’t even want to pee, this was a tactic to not talk to him for longer

I was so d*mn

going the wrong way.” Aiden’s gruff voice mut-

open. Turning to face Aiden I asked tightly. “Would you mind pointing me in the right direction of the bathroom

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

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 staring at myself

76

of the red thong and

my teeth. “He hasn’t changed one bit.” I gritted out and cupped my

reflection for G*d knows how long until I heard the faint

the door when I heard his voice fluttering in. “Sophie. Are you okay in there?” Aiden asked with a surprising hint of concern