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 me to not

smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we were

was the chairman of Harrington.co, this

I really want to lie

squeezed me

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was

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

Aiden grits lowly in warning, low for

hear.

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

whatever reason, he need-

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my last

Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.” I

he asked

want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and

waist like steel as

speech issues. She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your

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

of us, his eyes showing that he

kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close

surely I did not want to feel these things with an

and I can almost

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned me

His eyes swang over to

I did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool ex-

I gotten myself

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

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

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