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!

my waist gets more firm, as if

I really wanted to play this game or not. Especially

chairman of Harrington.co, this man

really want to lie

me closer,

notice on his

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

lowly in warning, low

hear.

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

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

I sighed.

This was trouble.

Sergio, smiling faintly.

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

Embarrassed

Mr. Harring-ton. Please forgive my mis-

to Aiden and he asked tightly. “Does your fiance have a speech

want the floor to open up and swal- low me whole. I made a fool out of myself and clearly, Sergio didn’t like

tighten around my waist like steel as

She’s a very intelligent woman and would be your future granddaughter-in-law.

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

both of us, his eyes showing

close. You couldn’t blame me,

I did not want to feel these things with an

almost see all

violated by the furious displeasure and disgust swimming through

eyes swang over

was twenty questions about my

can literally feel the irritation rolling off his

and he regarded Aiden with a

have I gotten myself

you think I deserve to know

swore I could literally hear the gritting of Aiden’s teeth as he answered. “I only got engaged last

look convinced. In fact he looked like Aiden’s words had left a bad