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!

more firm, as

if I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially when I had no

of Harrington.co, this man was

really want to lie to

squeezed me closer, another

can notice on

box, unsure

warning, low for me alone

hear.

He’s wearing a grin on

and for whatever reason, he need- ed me

I sighed.

This was trouble.

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

Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my

reddened. Embarrassed

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

sweep over to Aiden and he asked

swal- low me whole. I made a fool

arms tighten around my waist like steel as he

very intelligent woman and would

But then I remembered that we were playing a

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

posture as Aiden kept me close. You couldn’t blame me, Aiden being close to me did

to feel these things with an

I can almost see all

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

swang over to Aiden

did not know this was twenty questions about my relationship,” Aiden says

can literally feel the irritation

regarded Aiden with

I

think I deserve to know when my grandson gets

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

fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad taste