The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

The old man, who now I know was Aiden’s grandfather, swirled in his chair so he can get a better look at me.

His eyes are cold. Dead. And annoyed.

Aiden’s words had rendered me speechless so much so that I had completely turned a blind eye to the two bulky men standing in the far corner.

Must be Aiden’s grandfather’s bodyguards.

They stood with their hands tightly clamped together at their front, their posture stock.

I looked at Aiden, muted, confused, and stunned.

Did I really hear him right?

Did he just call me his fiance?

My fingers clutching the door handle tremble.

I have no idea what to say. How to react.

I’m lost.

“A fiance with no ring?” Aiden’s grandfather grumbles tightly, eyes sweeping down to stare at my hand.

My hand that’s bared of any ring.

My heart slams. Maybe this wasn’t a dream. Maybe this was actually happening and Aiden had just called me his fi-

ance.

“I’m still searching for that perfect ring. My woman de- serves the best after all.” Aiden answers bluntly and walks around his desk and approaches me with a look that told me to play along.

But what the hell was he playing at?

Aiden comes to stand beside me, his arm rooting around my waist. “Sergio meet Sophie, my fiance, Sophie meet Ser- gio, my grandfather and chairman of Harrington.co.”

My eyes widen.

Chairman!

around my waist gets more firm, as if warn- ng me to

game

chairman of

I really want to lie

squeezed me closer,

notice on his ace, but his

forced into a small box, unsure of how I’ll

lowly in warning, low for

hear.

over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was not fooled by

for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you Mr.

his mother is my daughter.

reddened. Embarrassed

so-rry Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly.

floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out

like steel as he an- swers Sergio

woman

I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want-

of us, his eyes showing that he did

me, Aiden being close to

with an au- dience, one being his grandfather in the

narrowed on my face and I can almost

feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes

you two get engaged?” His eyes swang

know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten myself

your grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know when

could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped my mind to

he looked like Aiden’s words had left a