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.

mind if Ashton stays with you while I go to Aiden?” I

course we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

Sophie. Tell us

to tell his parents that he got into a physical

expression made me spill everything without

was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio. I wasn’t sure

he?” She gritted out in

she elaborated. “My father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He

here with us.” She nods and walks over to

back to me Sophie.

hundred percent sure I would be able to get Aiden out of

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

quickly left to change into

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

Peter lounges back in his

now, he will stay

“Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his

My heart dropped.

planned this out from

Of course he had!

a cruel man. A conniving

If Sergio planned this out, it may not be as easy as I thought to

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

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

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 which made me

to see

eyes easing with relief and happiness

six minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left

up to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the

checking him for any signs

He reassured with a

“How can you say