The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

I’m still flabbergasted by what transpired only a few seconds ago.

Feeling Ashton’s small little hands on my cheeks, as if silently reassuring me everything was okay, was what made me finally remove my eyes off the door to stare into his wide blue eyes similar to his dad’s.

They stared at me deeply, as if knowing that I was upset. I smile shakily at him, and hugged him to me.

“I’m sorry you had to hear that bug,” I whispered, kissing his forehead a couple of times before he started to giggle and unfreeze my heart again.

I sighed and looked around the room, Sergio’s words ringing. in my head. I wish things were easier, where there was nothing standing in the way of Aiden’s and I’s relationship.

But it seems we would always go through trials….this one so happens to be the most powerful man in New York.

I chewed on my lips, a cold shiver running down my spine and I had to clutch Ashton more firmly to reassure myself that

everything would actually be okay.

There was a warning in Sergio’s tone when he left. One that should shake me to the core. And it did.

It showed me that he had the upper hand. And would probably always have the upper hand.

I felt sick to my stomach by his words, especially the threat that hanged in the air.

But what could I do?

I could tell Aiden about it, but risk his past being in the media. They’ll slander him, and me. They’ll turn their backs on him.

Like Sergio said, the internet was a very cruel place.

I could only imagine how others would react oustide of the internet.

I shook my head.

I can’t risk Sergio ruining

then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak about this, okay

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering

like Ash

those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my

down

couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies

to fix the roses out of the way and give more room to walk

least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse

tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner,

my chest wondering

he’d call a

hardest to not knock down the glass

bottom lip when I saw

right. It was

the

him now that I’m holding yet another secret

time around, this one really

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio

at

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in the

up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and

he knew that the main reason for me being breathless was because of

do with them is

bit into my bottom lip to stop from smiling

whispered, his voice going from

romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to

to realize I’m someone

the roses and plucked out