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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.

“|-

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

course we can.”

“Thank you-

Tell us what’s

if Aiden would want me to tell his parents

stern expression made me spill everything without

looked like she was furious. At

he?” She gritted out in

unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to see an ounce of it.” She shook her head.

nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton

to me Sophie.

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

will try.

it was me in there, I will bring my

I said and quickly left

I said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting me but I didn’t care.

back in his

can only get out if the complaint is taken back. For now, he will stay the night

teeth. “Aiden had not

voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this out from the start?

he had!

a cruel man. A conniving snake!

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

my chin up to portray as though I was braver than I

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

in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men seated on an old wooden

Xavier, someone is here to see you,” Officer Peter

his head towards us, his eyes easing with relief and happiness when they spot me.

have about six minutes and nothing more,”

fingers wrapping around

him for any signs of

reassured with

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