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

at Ashton in my arms. “We

tell his father about

Ash could actually tell

those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from Sergio’s

them weigh me down or push

busied ourselves watching movies on

to fix the roses out of the way and give more room to walk

and even though his penthouse was

tucking the last rose bouquet in the

my chest wondering if

he’d call a bit

table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the roses

bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right.

to the front

am I supposed to act with him now that I’m holding

this time around, this one really is to his

stop thinking about

at the last second

a shaky hand

so breathless mama bear?”

hear the shuffling of papers in the

clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the

me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit

I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He

lip to stop from smiling

He whispered, his voice going from soft

“Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone

I’m someone different when it comes to

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