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Sophie’s pov
When I thought about ways this could end, I never thought I’d be submerged in cold water.
One of Aiden’s arms wrap around my midriff and I kicked up my legs together with his until we emerge out of the water.
I take a huge gasp of air, coughing as I lift my hand to move the wet strands plastering to my face.
“You okay baby?” Aiden asked with worry on his tongue.
I’m still coughing, trying to move the water out of my lungs. Opening my eyes only to fall into the trap of his stare.
His eyes are warm, not stormy at all….warm and filled with
concern.
The stare had me tearing my eyes away dropping them to his wet shirt that clung to his skin.
“Let me go,” I whispered, my palms landing on his hard chest and trying yet failing to push him away from me.
My body was also betraying me and was reluctant to move away from him.
But I had to hold it together, I was still after all angry at him.
with a stubborn edge in his voice, his arm around
vexed by my body’s response to him than his stubbornness to
dipping so they could level
go. I’m not screwing up this time around.” He hissed, water droplets from his brows curving down
nose.
the edge of the pool until my back was pressed to the
at the hospital but yet refused to tell me your relationship with her.”
I felt betrayed.
my knowledge. Even though we were not a couple when I first met Lillian, it still hurt to
and the
the bitch and pull out her hair. Strand by strand. That’s how badly
that I should’ve.
my wife. Her father is one of our business partners and Sergio
between my brown pools,
seen her for months until the day at the hospital. I was stunned to see her because the last time I saw her, we didn’t quite
They didn’t leave
notices my confused stare and tore his eyes away from mine to keep them
even though I should’ve
heart stopped, fury began to boil in my veins. “Of course you two did. Were you catching
hand wrap around my wrist, stopping my
now Sophie. I wouldn’t do that to you, nor did I want to. Lillian came to talk, I spoke back
slits of anger as I asked bitterly.
about outside the office? When you two were photographed together? Any explanation as to why you
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