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!

as if warn- ng me to not screw

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

chairman of Harrington.co, this man was

want to lie

squeezed me

indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

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

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

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

whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice

mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.”

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

time I really did want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made

tighten around my waist like steel as he

woman and would

and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending

both of us, his eyes showing that he did

posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body

surely I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one

I can almost see all

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

did you two get engaged?” His eyes swang over

twenty questions about my

literally feel the irritation rolling off his

regarded Aiden with a

I gotten myself

deserve to know when my grandson gets

literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste in his