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

then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t

not tell his father about

Ash could actually

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

let them weigh me down

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the

the roses out of the way and give more room to

his penthouse was huge, they

huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it

say he’d call a bit later

the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

into my bottom lip when I saw the

right.

the front of my

am I supposed to act with him now

one really is to his

natural and stop thinking

the phone at the last second before the ringing

I breathed out, raking a

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in

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

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

ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to

into my bottom lip to

whispered, his voice going from

me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I

someone different when

a beat and I literally skipped to the roses