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.

can’t risk Sergio ruining Aiden’s

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

toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather

not like Ash could

daddy surprised us with?” I smiled

down or push me

next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on

roses out of the

and even though his

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my phone

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden

call a

to not knock down the glass vase with

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It was

pushed to the

am I supposed to act with him now

time around, this one really

act natural and stop thinking about Sergio

the phone at the last second before the ringing could

out, raking a shaky hand through

you sound so breathless mama bear?” He asked

the shuffling of papers in the

to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area

because of my anxiety of knowing I

a hundred. What you want to do with them is your

into my bottom lip to stop

it work?” He whispered, his voice going from

had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I

someone different when it comes to you Soph.“”

the roses and plucked out one and brought it