The Girl He Craves

Chapter 39

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?

was still angry with me for taking the stand three years ago? For confessing

face, my heart singing. Three years. Three years without seeing his face and being in his presence, and he still had my

through the phone. I feel bad for the person on the

make sure that I wasn’t dreaming and that this was reali ty. That Aiden was really here.

our close proximity yet knowing that I shouldn’t give in to temptation and touch him. He had ignored me like he didn’t know me.

I blinked.

while for me to realize he was

slamming and sweat coating my skin. Why were we act ing

elevator doors and I smiled

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

punched the button almost urgently as the elevator

gnawing on my

of jail earlier than the

at the ridiculous thought. Aiden was

and perhaps I didn’t know him as much as / thought

I remembered the huge secret I’ve kept

have shit luck if I managed to bump into Aiden out of all people in New

So

and stared at the elevator until the door slides open again and

stares at me in confusion. “Are

shakily even though I felt far from okay. It feels like a rug was just swept out from under my feet as

familiar stare was indeed actually Aiden after

Aiden’s pov

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 floor in frustration

the almost closing

“Aiden?”

ears and I feel my heart squeeze. I was hearing a ghost. There was no way Sophie out of

single person had managed to make me nervous or shift my composure. But when my eyes connected with hers, I can feel

Sophie?

Sophie Bell?

my heart slam in the cages of my chest as I gawk

except that her cheeks got a little chubby which made

She looked fucking hot!

And her body….

out a groan. She filled in nicely over

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

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