Chapter 39

Sophie’s pov

There are a million thoughts storming through my mind at this moment. Some didn’t even make sense.

Who’s standing before me didn’t make sense.

Was I even making sense?

My throat feels tight, emotions go haywire in my body. My heart is thumping loudly. I can’t think properly.

Standing before me, dressed in an expensive suit was Aiden Xavier. My high school bully, the guy I love, the guy who was supposed to be in jail. Ashton’s father…

I gulped.

He still looked the same after all those years. His blue eyes were still so beautiful, though I noted a strange look in them. They were dead.

And his lips. So straight, stiff, and unsmiling.

The power that radiated off of him had me squirming.

Aiden was even more handsome now with his hair shaved at the sides neatly and his body was even more toned with muscles that bulged under his suit.

My mouth feels dry

He changed. Something was different about him.

He froze when he heard my voice and when his cold eyes fell into mine just like they always had done before, I felt heat swim in between my thighs.

He could still get a reaction out of me without even trying.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised about that.

But what I was surprised about was Aiden ripping his eyes away from mine and continuing to speak on the phone while ignoring me completely.

| shifted on my feet nervously as I stare at the side of his face.

Why was his eyes so cold when they stared into mine? Why did he stare at me blankly? Did he not remember me?

My heart slammed in my chest harshly. Can he really forget me so quickly?

taking the stand three years ago? For confessing about our sexual

at the side of his face, my heart singing. Three years. Three years without seeing his face

as he practically spits through the phone. I feel bad

just to make sure that I wasn’t dreaming and that this was reali ty. That Aiden was really here. Mere feet away from me. So close

temptation and touch him. He

I blinked.

to realize he was speaking

coating my skin.

to the opened elevator doors and I smiled shakily in embarrassment as I walked out

around, my eyes connecting with his blue eyes. There’s no recognition

gaze away and punched the button almost urgently as the elevator

gnawing on my

of jail earlier than the five years

the ridiculous thought. Aiden was many things, but he was not

he had changed a lot and perhaps I didn’t

suddenly when I remembered the huge secret I’ve

bump into Aiden out of all people in

was confused, So confused

stood there and stared at the elevator until the door slides open again and Lisa, Bernard’s PA walks out of

brows are furrowed as she stares at me in confusion. “Are

though I felt far from okay. It feels

actually Aiden after all. It had been him all

Aiden’s pov

later today.” I hissed on the phone as I stormed my way to the elevator with one hand in my front pocket and the other gripping the phone brutally. I glared at the

almost closing doors and

“Aiden?”

ears and I feel my heart squeeze. I was hearing a ghost.

single person had managed to make me nervous or shift my composure. But when my eyes connected with hers, I can feel the shaking in my fingers as they struggle to hold

Sophie?

Sophie Bell?

my heart slam in the cages of my chest as I

that her cheeks got a little chubby which made

She looked fucking hot!

And her body….

She filled in nicely over the three

of pulling her into my arms like I desperately wanted to l ignored her and blasted Cindy on the other

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