The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

Aiden stared at me for a few seconds, each second my heart skipped a beat, waiting for his anger.

But then he laughed instead. A short dry chuckle that made my bones chill.

“Who’s going to ‘talk’ to Christopher?” By the tone of his voice, I knew he was holding back his anger.

I would rather he not, because sensing it was by far worst than living it.

This made me reluctant to respond to him. But I did.

“Me. I will be the on-

I had not even finished my sentence when Aiden pulls away from me, his head shaking in disbelief as he made his distate known.

“Over my dead body Sophie. You’re not going over to talk to that fucker. I’ll call my lawyer and-

“Aiden!” I hissed in frustration as I watch him pace the floor like a mad man.

He stops and stares at me.

“What if they refuse to budge Aiden? Not even you are above the law, they have evidence of you hitting Christopher.”

His jaw pop, his teeth grit and if it were possible I was sure steam or fire would be waving out of his nose and ears.

Gosh he was angry, no furious. The other two men looked at him warily which just proves how much power and domination that rubbed off Aiden.

He storms back over to the bars and gripped them in a tight hold lock. His fingers turned white, his veins on his neck pulsing, his eyes ablaze with fury.

I was making him more angry or perhaps it was the situation. Both. It was both.

“Fuck the law and fuck the evidence. You’re not going to go see that bastard you hear me?” He spat, eyes sending daggers at me.

Despite how unsettling scared I was by his anger, I knew he would never hurt me, which is why I lift my chin and stared him head on.

grown woman Aiden. You can’t tell me what

my thighs. He pushes his head closer to the bars, lowering his voice. “Don’t you

back up, the fury returning in his

straight into the fucking fire and danger. You’re not going and that’s

my chest and glaring at him I let out

was not letting up. He

see.” I said

angry fire on my

every step I took.

He growled,

what?” I said over my shoulder without

get me mad

already mad Aiden. I’ll get you out I promise.” Those

died out

of my decision. But then a flash of Sergio’s smirk in my head and I was again hell bent

clue as to where Christopher lived or where I can

station, my mind hazy in how I would go about this and actually make Christopher agree to

out

dialed Mitch. He answered on the third

“Miss-

off by telling him to come pick me up and bring me to

was reluctant

the familiar house, Mitch turned around in his seat and looked me over with

you sure

let me go.” I

on quick but didn’t say

out the window at the huge mansion, my body stiffening and getting ready for the unpleasant

out a heavy sigh through my parted

who’s very uptight.” Mitch warned the second my hands

with a

door and stepped out. Chewing my lips I began

phone rang on the

“Mila,”

forwarded it to me. When did this happen? It’s