The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

I grab Ria’s phone, my stomach knotting as I stared at the photo.

I would’ve probably said this was an old photo if I didn’t recognize the same suit he wore today.

But I also recognize that same doctor with pretty hair.

My mouth pressed together as I realized how cozy the two looked. With one of Aiden’s arms secured in her hold and pushed between her boobs, her lips wide with a radiant happy smile as she poses.

Something bitter crawls in my belly and I want to toss the phone back to Ria and scrub my eyeballs out.

But I scrolled down instead, which ended up being a stupid decision.

‘Aiden Xavier seemed to have quickly gone back to his playboy ways. The billionaire casanova is seen with the beau- tiful Lillian Muralo. The two seemed to be cozied up-

I stopped reading, closing my eyes as I outstretched my hands. “Take it Ria. Just take it.” I gritted out, anger already boiling in my being.

The picture was taken today and probably a few minutes ago given that the media was always so quick with the latest

news.

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I also hadn’t failed to notice that the picture was definitely

taken in front of Harrington.co.

What the hell was that woman doing there in the first place?

Why were they so close?

And the better question was why did Aiden allow her to hold his hand and press it to her boobs?

My eyes sting and I opened them, only to stare into the worried eyes of my friends.

“I’ll kill him Soph.” Mila promised with an angry look quickly simmering in her eyes.

I shook my head, my voice cracking as I grumbled out. “Not before I kill him first.”

“Woah guys maybe calm down a bit before we go this ex- treme? You know how these gossip forums operate, some- times they’re false.” Ria said quickly.

and plopped back down

lovers.” I grunted, feeling sick to my stom- ach by the thought of him already cheating so early in our

hasn’t even been three days yet and

the media

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if this was another ploy of Aiden’s

he hadn’t forgotten and forgiven me like he

wanted to embarrass me in front of

I shook my head….

sounded so true coming out of his mouth when he

wanted me to believe. He want- ed me to

me about that

face. He didn’t look too happy and kind of looked repulsed.”

he looked repulsed be- cause

This just seems a bit strange. He sent you a hundred roses and confessed his

then I an- swered tightly. “For revenge. He

looked over at Mila for help. Mila

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don’t know. The only person who could un–bury

this. And if he doesn’t, I have trash bags, knives and a taser. We can make

lifted her head to the ceiling and let out a loud breath. “Did I really take two murderers

were you’d be six feet

er.”

on her chest as she glared at Mila. “And to think I accepted your ass

up and

girls grow quiet, staring at

widely, his eyes warm as he breathed out. “I’m home

makes it difficult

tore my eyes away from him when the girls said they should be

”

break you again Soph. You’re

me a warm smile, the two later leave not before

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to call Mitch to drop them off

door closes behind them, Aiden looks over at me and tugs at his tie. “Didn’t know the girls were here. Did you have a good time?” He starts to walk over to me

called out, his voice shaking with confu-

Be tough Sophie.

and walked