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.”

while making him rest his head on my chest.

baby, we need to be calm about this,” He whispered, rolling off the bed and landing

so angry that I didn’t even

walks over to

and G*d knows what they’re saying about him and

4

too young to

on our terms. Protect him better from the harshness of social

head. “Hey, hey, calm down Soph. I’ll get them to take it down. Everything’s going to be okay,

eyes the

lot.

seen him and already set their judgments on him,” I whispered in defeat. “When he grows up,

hold no value. Nothing. Ashton is my life as

foggy eyes, I nod

gets there. He’s probably on his way.” Aiden sighs looking at me like he wished

and then I sighed. I was doing this for him. Everything I

back

holding Ash close to me as if this would

I promise I’ll fix this

his eyes then lifting to connect with mine. “I’ll protect the both of

promise in his eyes and voice was strong. Something I can hold hope for

is it,” Aiden said when he opened the

opened wide to showcase the

arms. His eyes glowed

just tell the excitement to dirty and mess up everywhere

the place. The living room was the size

TV mounted on the wall before it and tall glass sliding doors lined the entire length of the living room, leading to a

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

neat and clean it was. Well maybe I shouldn’t be, with a

personal maids.

grabbing both his duffel bag and the one I packed for Ashton and me,