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

smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had

chairman of Harrington.co, this

to

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on his ace, but his grandson was not far

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

in warning, low for

hear.

over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed me to lie with

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly.

mother is my daughter.

reddened. Embarrassed

Please forgive my mis- take.” I

eyes sweep over to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your

and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he an- swers Sergio with blunt

very intelligent woman and

playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If he want- ed Sergio to

at the both of us, his eyes showing that he did not believe

kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did things to my body I didn’t want to

I did not want to feel these things with an au- dience, one being

eyes narrowed on my face and I can almost see

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

His eyes swang over to Aiden who

I did not know this was twenty questions about my

can literally feel the irritation rolling off

he regarded Aiden with a cool

I

grandfather. Don’t you think I deserve to know

teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve slipped

like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste