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!

waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

chairman of

want to

squeezed me closer, another

powerful, that you can notice on

into a small box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly.

is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a speech

up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio

waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

a very intelligent woman and would

playing a role. And that role made him commit to

the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I

with an au- dience, one

I can almost see all those bad things

by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

His eyes swang over to Aiden who

not know this was twenty questions

feel the irritation rolling off

lift and he regarded Aiden with a

I gotten myself

I deserve to

gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got

looked like Aiden’s words had left a