The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

The old man, who now I know was Aiden’s grandfather, swirled in his chair so he can get a better look at me.

His eyes are cold. Dead. And annoyed.

Aiden’s words had rendered me speechless so much so that I had completely turned a blind eye to the two bulky men standing in the far corner.

Must be Aiden’s grandfather’s bodyguards.

They stood with their hands tightly clamped together at their front, their posture stock.

I looked at Aiden, muted, confused, and stunned.

Did I really hear him right?

Did he just call me his fiance?

My fingers clutching the door handle tremble.

I have no idea what to say. How to react.

I’m lost.

“A fiance with no ring?” Aiden’s grandfather grumbles tightly, eyes sweeping down to stare at my hand.

My hand that’s bared of any ring.

My heart slams. Maybe this wasn’t a dream. Maybe this was actually happening and Aiden had just called me his fi-

ance.

“I’m still searching for that perfect ring. My woman de- serves the best after all.” Aiden answers bluntly and walks around his desk and approaches me with a look that told me to play along.

But what the hell was he playing at?

Aiden comes to stand beside me, his arm rooting around my waist. “Sergio meet Sophie, my fiance, Sophie meet Ser- gio, my grandfather and chairman of Harrington.co.”

My eyes widen.

Chairman!

more firm, as if warn- ng me to not screw

game or

of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie

me closer,

indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace,

box, unsure

grits lowly in warning, low for me

hear.

over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice

is not my son, his mother is

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

so so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.” I

eyes sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t

steel as he an-

issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and

a role.

both of us, his eyes showing that he did

posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I

did not want to feel these things with

my face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

twenty

feel the irritation rolling

and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten myself

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last

In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad