The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

I feel lost.

Completely and utterly lost.

I’m unsure of what to do next as they tug him away, his eyes on us helplessly.

I feel my heart throb as he disappears from our sight.

“Dada?” Ashton calls out softly. Even at his age, I was sure he could sense something was off. His voice was so little, so unsure, so scared.

I gripped him like my life depended on it. “He’ll be back soon little bug.” I kissed his forehead, my blurry eyes on the hallway, waiting for him to come back with those cops and say it was just a terrible joke. A mistake.

But hearing Meredith’s sobs beside me as her husband comforts her this seems all to real.

“I need to go to him.” Panic started to kick in again when my realized that this was not a game but real.

brain

I turned around with Ashton in my arms, heading for the room so I can change into a more appropriate attire.

“Sophie.” Grant called out, his voice confused yet a bit angry.

I halt.

“What’s going on? Why did they arrest him for assault? Who did Aiden assault?”

I turned around and looked at the pained features of them both. I sighed shakily, trying to get those answers to those questions myself.

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I raked my brain, trying to do this as fast as I can so I could go to Aiden as soon as possible.

There was only one person who’d have them arrest Aiden for assault and that person was none other than Sergio.

But that’s not quite right. Aiden hadn’t assaulted him. But he did assault someone else.

Christopher Muralo.

while I go to Aiden?”

we can.” Meredith sniffles.

“Thank you-

again Sophie. Tell us what’s

me to tell his parents that he got into a physical altercation with

me spill everything without thinking

like she was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio. I wasn’t sure who.

he?”

she elaborated. “My father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to see an ounce of it.” She shook

Aiden Sophie and leave Ashton here with us.” She nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton

my son back to me Sophie.

in reassurance even though I was not a hundred percent sure I would

will try.

to extreme lengths to get me out if it was me in there, I will bring my son’s

I said and quickly left

you saying officer Peter?” I said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting me

Peter lounges back in

out if the complaint is taken back. For now, he will stay the night in the cell and will be granted bail by

my teeth. “Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face. There’s a video

My heart dropped.

planned this out

course he had!

a cruel man. A conniving snake!

out, it may not be as easy as I thought to get Aiden out. I had to think, and I had

me see him,” I demanded, tipping my chin up to portray as though I was

me over unsurely and then after a few minutes, gave me a single nod while rising

pacing the floor when I caught sight of him, his hands in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two

someone is here to see you,” Officer Peter voiced, catching Aiden’s

his head towards us, his eyes easing

have about six minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left

to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the band of

checking him

reassured