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?

hot water but he threw

But if I were to threaten him with

I was backed into a corner and this was the only way out. I did it

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

as it is.”

I understood him and why he said what he said.

could we pull this off when I was a

and suddenly all I could feel was pity. How

for ways to

was doing this for Ashton and he needed my

can

just got his father in his life and even though we clearly still have problems seeing eye

again.

but the waiter returns and asked

grumbles something that starts with

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

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

smile.

snorted lightly. “Don’t be ridiculous,

eat.”

He smiles and nods.

“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 back to jail

jail in the first place. You also

d**ned if I make the same mistake

me to agree or he perhaps thought I’d put up more of a