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

and then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering his

not like Ash could

I smiled

not let them weigh me down or push

ourselves watching

tried to fix the roses out of the way and give

least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor like a

bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my

slamming against my chest wondering if it was

call

to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

bottom lip when I saw the caller on

right. It

pushed to the

now that I’m holding yet

this one really is

Soph just act natural and stop thinking about

the phone at the

I breathed out, raking a

sound so breathless

could hear the shuffling of papers in the

make room so you’d be able to walk through the

main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing

do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted,

bit into my bottom lip to

it work?” He whispered, his voice going

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 turned around to stare at the

didn’t know either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to you Soph.“”

words has my heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my