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

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

his father about his great grandfather coming over and

like Ash could actually

with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to

me down or push me into a

couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies

roses out of the way and give more

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

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

chest wondering

did say he’d call a bit

not knock down the glass vase with the

lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It was

to the

act with him now that I’m

one really is

natural and stop thinking

at

a

do you sound so breathless mama bear?”

shuffling of papers in the

make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I

of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit away from

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

my bottom lip to stop from

it work?” He whispered, his voice going

exactly see 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 turned around to stare at

either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to

beat and I literally skipped to the