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?

originally thought Aiden had thrown us in hot water but he

the only way for him to accept this. Like I said, he’d look like the bad guy in the situation, 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

out and tore his eyes away from me. “As you can see Sophie, I was backed into a corner

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

as it is.”

him

pull this off when I was a hundred percent sure I was not

I could

for ways to stay in

this for Ashton and he needed my

can

eye to eye,

again.

the waiter returns and

grumbles something that starts with

looked at the menu I told the waiter I wanted whatever

promises to bring us a glass of water while we wait, Aiden spoke up. “I don’t think you’re going to like what you just

smile.

“Don’t be ridiculous, there’s nothing

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

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

jail in the

make the same mistake again.

not have expected me to agree or he perhaps thought I’d put up more