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?

thought Aiden had thrown us in hot water but he threw us in the

looks at me guiltily and sheepishly. “I did. But this was 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 also raise questions as to

away from me. “As you can see Sophie, I was backed into a corner and this was the only way out. I did it for my son and

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

as it is.”

understood him and

pull this off when I was a

could feel was pity. How

to sort for ways to stay in his

this for Ashton and he needed

can

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

again.

but the waiter returns and asked

grumbles something that starts with a T and

looked at the menu I told the waiter I wanted whatever Aiden

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

smile.

“Don’t be ridiculous, there’s nothing I

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

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

take jail

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

not have expected me to agree or he perhaps