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

then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We

tell his father about his great grandfather

Ash could

roses your daddy surprised us with?” I

not let them weigh me down

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching

out of the way and

were at least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they

tucking the last rose bouquet in

my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

he’d call a bit

to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the

bit into my bottom lip when I saw the

right. It

the

supposed to act with him now that

around, this one really is

just act natural and stop thinking about

the phone at the last second before the ringing could

out, raking a shaky hand through my

breathless mama bear?” He asked

shuffling of

trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able

being breathless was because of my anxiety of

sorry baby, I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them

my bottom lip to stop from

work?” He whispered, his voice going from

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

someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered

to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to