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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.
edge in
a bit more vexed by my body’s response to him than his stubbornness to let
his head dipping so they could
time around.” He hissed,
nose.
pushed us to the edge of the
hospital but yet refused to
I felt betrayed.
my knowledge. Even though we were not a couple when I first met Lillian, it still hurt to know that he hadn’t told
seeing those two so close and the way
pull out her hair. Strand by strand. That’s how
that I should’ve. I’m sorry Sophie. I should’ve told you sooner. I don’t want to keep anything from you from
the woman Sergio chose as my wife. Her father is one of our business partners and
brown pools, searching for something
hadn’t seen her for months until the day at the hospital. I was stunned to see her because the last time I
They didn’t leave on
confused stare and tore his eyes away from mine to keep them on my cheek. “She was clingy after
even though I should’ve expected his
veins. “Of course you two did. Were you
hand wrap around my wrist, stopping my
you’re thinking right now Sophie. I wouldn’t do that to you, nor did I want to. Lillian came to talk, I spoke back to her coldly. There was nothing going on in that office,” Aiden gritted out,
eyes narrowed like hot slits of anger as I asked
When you two were photographed together? Any explanation as to
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