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!

grip around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to not screw

play this game or

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this man

to lie

me closer,

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not

a small box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

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

for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last name.” He

reddened. Embarrassed

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

he asked

up and swal- low me whole. I made

arms tighten around my waist like steel as

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending

of us, his eyes showing that he

it was my stiff 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 an au- dience, one being his

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

violated by the furious displeasure and

engaged?” His eyes swang over to

I did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,”

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

regarded

have I gotten

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

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

he looked like Aiden’s words had