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-

game or not. Especially

of Harrington.co, this man

want to lie

me

that you can notice on

small box,

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

faintly. “Nice to meet you

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

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.”

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool

tighten around my waist like steel

a very intelligent woman and would be your future

my defense was both shocking and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio

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

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

with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see all those bad things he thought

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

swang over to Aiden who grows

this was twenty questions

literally feel the irritation rolling off

he regarded Aiden

have I

Don’t you think I deserve

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to tell

does not look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words