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.

while I go to Aiden?” I asked,

we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

in the dark again Sophie. Tell us

to tell his parents that he

stern expression made me spill everything

the end of my words, she looked like she was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio. I wasn’t

it again isn’t he?” She gritted out in

father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He

nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton out of

back to me Sophie. Please,” She

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

But I will try.

me out if it was me in there, I

I said and quickly left to change into more

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

Peter lounges back in

complaint is taken back. For now, he will stay the night in the cell and will be granted

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

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this out from

Of course he had!

a cruel man. A

I thought

demanded, tipping my chin up to portray as though I was

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

was pacing the floor when 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 looked dangerous

see you,” Officer Peter

head towards us, his eyes easing with

nothing more,” He warned and left Aiden

my fingers wrapping around the band of

breathe out, checking him for any signs

He

“How can you