The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“What?” I asked with a perplexed expression on my face.

Did I hear him wrong?

Aiden sighs, looking a bit unsettled as he looked at me. “I’m sorry mama bear but someone leaked a photo of Ash on Instagram and it’s circulating around. I’ll have them take it down as soon as possible but Sergio knows about him and wants to meet him today.”

My heart dropped in the pit of my stomach.

How did they get a photo of Ashton?

I feel the blood drain from my face as I quickly throw the covers off my body and rolled off the bed.

I began to pace the floor, my hands in my hair.

My poor baby was now vulnerable to the world. The mean side of social media.

I can only imagine what they’re saying about him.

About me…

Wait, do they even know I’m his mother?

I stopped pacing and looked at Aiden with the tip of my thumb in my mouth as I bit the nail.

“Do they know I’m his mother? How did they get the photo

I was not ready for these strangers to know about Ashton as yet, far less know that I was a teen mother.

The nasty words they would spur out…I can only imagine.

Ashton stirs and wakes up. I walk over to Aiden and lift Ash off Aiden’s chest to hold him in my arms.

Aiden sits up, running a hand through his hair and utters. “Sergio mentioned that he could recognize you from the angle. He’s a smart man and has put two and two together. The media isn’t dumb Sophie, they’ll also figure it out.”

Ashton’s ears while making him rest

need to be calm about this,” He whispered, rolling

that I didn’t even realize

over

Aiden? These beasts are circulating our son’s photo everywhere and G*d knows what they’re saying about him and me.” My

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too young to be going through

him on our terms. Protect him

Soph. I’ll

eyes the way he did,

lot.

judgments on him,” I whispered in defeat. “When he grows up,

is my life as he is yours. And that’s all he needs to know growing up. He won’t care what the world says about him, because he’ll know he’s already perfect in

foggy eyes, I nod slowly in

his way.” Aiden sighs looking at me like he wished things had turned

sighed. I was doing

my gaze back to

me as if this would protect him from

I promise I’ll fix this Sophie.”

lifting to connect with mine. “I’ll protect the both

his eyes and voice was strong.

he

wide to showcase the penthouse but his voice

in my arms. His eyes glowed when they rolled

to dirty and mess up everywhere running through his head right

room was the size of the entire living space of Mila, Ria’s and my apartment, and

was a huge sectional sofa situated in the middle of the living room area, a big flat screen TV mounted on the wall before

the air or the look of the penthouse. After all, Aiden was

it was. Well maybe I shouldn’t be, with a rich Ceo like Aiden,

personal maids.

the door and with one hand grabbing both his duffel bag and the one