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!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng

wanted to play this game or not.

chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie

squeezed me

that you can notice on his ace,

was forced into a small box, unsure

in warning, low for me

hear.

gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face

was a forced grin and for whatever reason, he

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice

Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my

Embarrassed

Please forgive

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have

swal- low me whole. I made

waist like steel

She’s a very intelligent woman and would

were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he

the both of us, his eyes showing

couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t want to

things with an au- dience, one being

almost see

under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming

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

this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

the irritation rolling

he regarded Aiden with a cool

have I gotten myself

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered.

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