The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

I feel lost.

Completely and utterly lost.

I’m unsure of what to do next as they tug him away, his eyes on us helplessly.

I feel my heart throb as he disappears from our sight.

“Dada?” Ashton calls out softly. Even at his age, I was sure he could sense something was off. His voice was so little, so unsure, so scared.

I gripped him like my life depended on it. “He’ll be back soon little bug.” I kissed his forehead, my blurry eyes on the hallway, waiting for him to come back with those cops and say it was just a terrible joke. A mistake.

But hearing Meredith’s sobs beside me as her husband comforts her this seems all to real.

“I need to go to him.” Panic started to kick in again when my realized that this was not a game but real.

brain

I turned around with Ashton in my arms, heading for the room so I can change into a more appropriate attire.

“Sophie.” Grant called out, his voice confused yet a bit angry.

I halt.

“What’s going on? Why did they arrest him for assault? Who did Aiden assault?”

I turned around and looked at the pained features of them both. I sighed shakily, trying to get those answers to those questions myself.

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I raked my brain, trying to do this as fast as I can so I could go to Aiden as soon as possible.

There was only one person who’d have them arrest Aiden for assault and that person was none other than Sergio.

But that’s not quite right. Aiden hadn’t assaulted him. But he did assault someone else.

Christopher Muralo.

Ashton stays with you while I

course we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

dark again Sophie. Tell us what’s happening.” She

Aiden would want me to tell his parents that he got into a physical altercation with Christian

expression made me spill everything without

of my words, she looked like she was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio.

again isn’t he?”

a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much

Sophie and leave Ashton here with us.” She nods and walks over

back to me Sophie.

in reassurance even though I was not a hundred percent sure I would

But I will try.

to get me out if it was me in there, I will bring my

do Meredith.” I said and quickly left to change into more

my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting me but

back in

Xavier can only get out if the complaint is taken back. For now, he will stay the night

my teeth. “Aiden had not assaulted anyone.” I

brow. “That’s not how Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face. There’s a

My heart dropped.

this out from

Of course he had!

man. A

Sergio planned this out, it may not be as easy as I thought to get Aiden out. I had to think,

chin up to

then after a few minutes, gave me a single nod while rising to his

of him, his hands in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men seated on an old wooden bench behind him, both

someone is here to see you,” Officer

us, his eyes easing with relief

only have about six minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left

bars, my fingers wrapping around the

out, checking him for any signs of

He reassured with

got teary. “How can you say you’re okay when you’re