The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

‘I agree, perhaps I should have talked to you about it before surprising you the way I did this morning. But he came over to the office unexpectedly,” Aiden murmurs when I didn’t respond.

I shook my head slightly. “I still don’t get it Aiden. Why me?”

He drags out a sigh, tore his stormy gaze away from and then shift them back to me. This time, they’re deep with emotion. Vulnerability.

“Because you’re the only one I trust Sophie. I can’t ask anyone else, there’s no other woman I’d want to parade on my arm other than you,” He says with such shocking honesty, I gulped.

My tongue feels heavy and I’m not sure how I am supposed to answer him.

He shakes his head, laughs dryly and clears his throat. “I can’t go back to jail Sophie, not when I just got to know my son,”

My heart squeezes.

“I can’t leave him like that. I need to be there for him.” He croaked out with heavy emotion.

“You’re powerful too Aiden, can’t you fight him on this?” I whispered. He was the CEO of one of the biggest companies in New York. There was really nothing he can’t do.

I froze.

Pregnant fiance?

“Aiden,” I whispered in disbelief. “Did you tell your grandfather I was pregnant?”

Was that the reason Sergio kept looking at me from head to toe?

had thrown us in hot water but he threw us

not me. But if I were to threaten him with telling the media about his plan to find a way to send me back into jail, I’d also raise

see Sophie, I was backed into a corner and this was the only way out. I did

“I cannot leave

as it is.”

him and why he said

this off when I was a

across the table and suddenly all I could feel was pity.

had to sort for ways to stay

Ashton and he

can

eye to eye, I wasn’t about to make the same mistake twice and ruin his chance with

again.

speak but the waiter returns and asked us if we

that starts with a

it was and also guilty because I had not once looked at the menu I told the waiter I wanted whatever Aiden

a glass of water while we wait, Aiden spoke up. “I don’t think you’re going to like what you just ordered there Sophie,” His

smile.

be ridiculous, there’s nothing

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

got serious, gnawing on my lips and then sighed. “Fine. I’ll pretend to be your pregnant fiance. I have no idea how we’re going to pull this off especially seeing as I’m not pregnant but I won’t have you go

and whispered. “You didn’t deserve to take jail

be d**ned if I make the same mistake again. So yes Aiden Xavier, I’ll be your

widen slightly in shock. He must not have expected me to agree or he perhaps thought I’d put up more