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!

gets more firm, as if warn- ng

a smile, unsure if I really wanted to play this game

chairman of

want to lie

me closer, another

indeed powerful, that you can notice on his ace, but

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

grits lowly in warning, low for me alone

hear.

sweep my gaze over to the side of his face. He’s wearing a grin on

a forced grin and for whatever reason, he need- ed

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly.

darkened. “It’s Harrington. Aiden’s fa- ther is not my son, his mother is my daughter. Hence, he doesn’t have my

reddened. Embarrassed

Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis- take.”

he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a

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

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

very intelligent woman and would be your

remembered that we were playing a role. And that role

us, his eyes showing that he did not

You couldn’t blame me,

these things with an au- dience, one

almost see all those bad things

stare, feeling violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through his eyes as they pinned

engaged?” His eyes swang over to Aiden who grows

not know this was twenty

can literally feel the irritation rolling

brows lift and he regarded Aiden with a cool

I gotten

you think I deserve

Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only

fact he looked like Aiden’s