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.

you while

we can.”

“Thank you-

us in the dark again Sophie. Tell us

me to tell his parents that he got into a physical altercation with

expression made me spill everything without thinking

was furious. At Aiden, at

isn’t he?” She gritted

she elaborated. “My father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to see an ounce

us.” She nods and walks over

son back to me Sophie. Please,”

squeezed her shoulder in reassurance even though I was not a hundred percent sure I would be able to get Aiden

But I will try.

to extreme lengths to get me out if it was me in there, I will bring my son’s father back to

quickly left

saying officer Peter?” I said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting me but I

back in his

For now, he will stay the night in the cell

had not assaulted anyone.” I

face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face.

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this out from

Of course he had!

a cruel man. A

may not be as easy as I thought to get Aiden out. I

my chin up to portray as though I was

me over unsurely and then after a few minutes, gave me a single nod while

I caught sight 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

Xavier, someone is here to see you,” Officer Peter voiced,

us, his eyes easing with

six minutes and nothing more,”

rushed up to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the

him for any

He

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