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!

firm, as if warn- ng

wanted to play this game or

of

really want to

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on his ace, but

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

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on his

for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie

I sighed.

This was trouble.

smiling faintly. “Nice to

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

Embarrassed

so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please

over to Aiden and 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 didn’t like

my waist like steel as he

She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

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

of us, his eyes showing

couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my

with an au- dience, one being his grandfather

face and I can almost see all those bad things he

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his

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

this was twenty questions

feel the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

I

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when my grandson

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

he looked like Aiden’s words had left