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 go to Aiden?” I asked, looking

course we

“Thank you-

Sophie. Tell us what’s happening.”

want me to tell his parents that

me spill everything without thinking much

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

isn’t he?” She gritted out in

Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to see an

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

son back to me Sophie. Please,”

I was not a hundred percent sure I would be

But I will try.

if it was me in there, I will bring my

said and quickly left to change into more appropriate

said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails

lounges back in

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

clenched my teeth. “Aiden had not

it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his

My heart dropped.

this out from

Of course he had!

a cruel man. A conniving

as easy as I thought to

me see him,” I demanded, tipping my chin up to portray as though I was braver than

looked 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

is here to see you,” Officer Peter voiced,

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

six minutes and nothing

to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the band of

breathe out, checking him for

He reassured

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