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

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 questions as to why I was in jail

from me. “As you can see Sophie, I was backed into a corner and this was the only way out.

to me, his face flushing. “I cannot leave you and Ash alone. I have missed out on

as it is.”

him and

could we pull this off when I was a hundred percent sure I was

across the table and suddenly all I could feel was pity. How can his own grandfather threaten

he had to sort for ways to

doing this for Ashton and he

can

though we clearly still have problems seeing eye to eye, I

again.

but the waiter returns and asked us if we have chosen

starts with a T

not once looked at the menu I told the waiter I wanted whatever Aiden just

while we wait, Aiden spoke up. “I don’t think you’re going to

smile.

“Don’t be ridiculous,

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

be your pregnant fiance. I have no idea how we’re going to pull this off especially seeing as

shook my head and whispered. “You didn’t deserve to take jail in the first place. You

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

must not have expected me to