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!

as if warn- ng me

play this game

the chairman of

I really want to lie to his

squeezed me closer, another

you can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

warning, low

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not

grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

arms tighten around my waist like steel as

intelligent woman and would

that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio

of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

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

feel these things with an

can almost see all

squirmed under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows stiff beside

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

can literally feel the irritation

and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

I gotten

I deserve

hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve

fact he looked like Aiden’s