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.

stays with you while I go to Aiden?” I asked, looking

course we can.”

“Thank you-

in the dark again Sophie. Tell us what’s happening.” She continued, looking at me

swallowed. I wasn’t sure if Aiden would want me to tell his parents that

expression made me spill everything

was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio. I

isn’t he?” She gritted out

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

here with us.” She nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton

my son back to me Sophie.

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

But I will try.

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

quickly left

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

Peter lounges back in

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

had not

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face. There’s a video

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this

Of course he had!

cruel man. A

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

to portray as though

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

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

Xavier, someone is here to see you,”

snapped his head towards us, his eyes easing with relief and happiness when they

minutes and nothing more,”

the bars, my fingers wrapping

breathe out, checking him for

baby.” He reassured with a

got teary. “How can you say you’re