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 use the

room.”

Aiden knew that I was not telling the truth with the way his grip around my arm turned even more

warning to it. One I don’t take heed of and pull my

with goosebumps when his head dips and his lips brush

tell me what’s wrong with

many flips that had me almost queasy. His lips are

in no rush to leave

eyes tightly while I prayed that I can get a hold

the image of the red thong and the words writ- ten on the paper had me remembering why I shouldn’t be feeling

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

grip only hardens and he grumbles. “I know when something is wrong with you Sophie. Do you really think that I am a

A really big one to be

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

didn’t

when I was so d*mn angry with him when I know I shouldn’t

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

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

Mr. Xavier and then nods stiffly.

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 in the

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red thong and the note

one bit.” I gritted out and cupped my hand under the running water and bend down to throw it over

G*d knows how long until I

I heard his voice fluttering in. “Sophie. Are you okay in there?” Aiden