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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.

if Ashton stays with you while I go to Aiden?” I

course we can.”

“Thank you-

leave us in the dark again Sophie. Tell

me to tell his parents that

Meredith stern expression made me spill everything without thinking

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

at it again isn’t he?” She gritted

He hates it so much that he refuse to see an ounce of it.” She shook

Ashton here with us.” She nods

back to me Sophie. Please,” She

even though I was not a hundred percent sure I would be able to get Aiden out of there.

I will try.

it was me in there, I

I said and quickly left to change into more appropriate

desk. My nails were digging into my

lounges back in his seat.

For now, he will stay the night in the cell and will

clenched my teeth. “Aiden had not

a brow. “That’s not how Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier

My heart dropped.

planned this out from the

course he

cruel man. A conniving

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

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

unsurely and then after a few minutes, gave me a

when I caught sight of him, his hands in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men seated on an old wooden bench behind him, both looked dangerous

you,” Officer Peter voiced,

head towards us, his eyes easing with relief and happiness when

and nothing more,” He warned

to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the band

him for

He reassured with a smile.

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