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.

risk Sergio ruining Aiden’s

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

how I’m telling my toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and

Ash could

I smiled warmly at my son and tried

me down or push

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching

of the way and

least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse

puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet

heart slamming against my chest wondering if it

did say he’d call

not knock down

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

right. It was

the

supposed to act with him now that I’m holding yet another secret from

one really

act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

sighed and picked up the phone at

raking a shaky hand through my

so breathless mama bear?”

could hear 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 better,” I said in half truth

being breathless was because of my anxiety

a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his voice

into my bottom lip

He whispered, his

out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked,

realize I’m someone different when it comes to you

I literally skipped to the