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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially

of

to lie to his

squeezed me closer,

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

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

in warning, low for me

hear.

face. He’s wearing a

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you

my son, his mother is my

reddened. Embarrassed beyond

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

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

I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me

my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio

has no speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

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

both of us, his eyes showing that

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

these things with an

narrowed on my face and I can almost

squirmed under his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they

eyes swang over to Aiden

this was twenty

can literally feel the

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

have I

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve

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

looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in