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?

thrown us in hot water but he threw us

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 questions as to why I was

me. “As you can see Sophie, I was backed

leave you and Ash alone. I have missed out on way

as it is.”

let out a shaky breath. I understood him and why he said what he

I was a hundred percent sure

suddenly all I could

had to sort for ways to stay in his son’s

this for Ashton and he needed

how can I

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

again.

waiter returns and asked

that starts with a

guilty because I had not once looked at the menu I told the waiter I wanted

bring us a glass of water while we wait, Aiden spoke up. “I

smile.

snorted lightly. “Don’t be ridiculous, there’s nothing I

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

on my lips and then sighed. “Fine. I’ll pretend to be your pregnant fiance. I have no idea how we’re

take jail in the first place. You

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

He must not have expected me to agree or