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-

game or not.

of Harrington.co, this man

I really want to lie

me

notice on his ace, but his grandson

into a small box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is

Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly,

waist like steel

very intelligent woman and would be your future

shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role.

us, his eyes showing that

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

I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

almost see all those bad things he thought

the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as

swang over to Aiden who

was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the irritation

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten

I deserve to know when my

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

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s