The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

My stomach knots and my throat hurts. I swallowed the lump tickling in my throat and stared at his arrogant face.

He’s looking at me with a raised brow, his eyes growing confused when I hadn’t answered him right away.

Did he cum inside her too?

Did he stare into her eyes like he did me?

Did he moan her name?

I tore my eyes away from him and cleared my throat while rising to my feet. “If you’ll excuse me I need to use the bath- room.”

I moved around the desk ready to walk away from him but fingers warm and long wrap around my upper arm and stopped me.

I keep my head away from his face, not wanting to look into the eyes I’ve drowned into many times.

His eyes are piercing through the side of my face and I hold in my shiver. I gnaw on my lips and waited with battered breath to see what he would do or say next. With Aiden, things were a bit unpredictable.

He steps closer to me, his stomach brushing against my upper arm. I stiffen, my heart skyrocketing. “Sophie,” He breathed out my name above my head.

His grip around my arm tightens. “What’s wrong?”

I clenched my eyes tightly, coaxing my heart to stop beat- ing so quickly for him, and then answered while peeling my

eyes open.

wrong. I just need to use the

room.”

and honestly I had a feel- ing Aiden knew that I was not telling the truth with the way his grip around my

I don’t take heed of and pull my arm out of his grasp.

murmured lowly, my back to my neck filling with goosebumps when his head dips and his lips brush

until you tell me what’s

had me almost queasy. His lips are still brushing my ear and his

goosebumps are in no rush to

eyes tightly while I prayed

writ- ten on the paper had me remembering why I shouldn’t be

out through my nose and then peeled my eyes open. “There’s nothing wrong with me Aiden. Now let

grumbles. “I know when something is wrong with you Sophie. Do you really think that I

with a nod. “Yes, I do take you as a fool. A really big one to be exact. Now if you don’t want pee on your shiny marble floors, I would let go

he held me any longer, my heart and mind would go back to fawning over his touch and

at my sides. I didn’t even want to pee, this was

now when I was

gruff voice mut- tered loud enough for me

them. open. Turning to face Aiden I asked tightly. “Would you mind

then nods stiffly. He gives me directions and I

to the sink and open the faucet. I let the water run for a little and clench the edge of the counter while staring at myself in the

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of the red thong and

I grit my teeth. “He hasn’t changed one bit.” I gritted out and cupped my hand under the running water and bend down to throw

knows how long until I heard the faint sound of knuckles kissing the surface of

his voice fluttering in. “Sophie. Are you okay in there?” Aiden asked