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!

firm, as if warn- ng me to not screw

forced out a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no clue why we

the chairman of Harrington.co, this

want to lie to his

me closer, another

can notice on his ace, but his

box, unsure of

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

of his face. He’s wearing a grin on his handsome face but I was

grin and for whatever reason,

I sighed.

This was trouble.

turn back to Sergio, smiling faintly. “Nice to meet you

features darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother

reddened. Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please

he asked

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

like steel as he an-

woman

and con- fusing. But then I remembered that we were playing a role. And that role made him commit to defending me. If

us, his eyes

You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me

to feel these things with an au-

can almost see all those bad things he

his stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden

not know this was twenty questions

the

regarded

have I gotten myself

Don’t you think I deserve to know

of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last night. Must’ve

he looked like Aiden’s words had