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.

Ashton stays with you while I go to Aiden?” I asked, looking

can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

dark again Sophie. Tell

swallowed. I wasn’t sure if Aiden would want me to tell his parents that he got

seeing Meredith stern expression made me spill everything without thinking much about it.

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

again isn’t he?” She gritted

father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to see an ounce of

nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton

my son back to me Sophie. Please,”

her shoulder in reassurance even though I was not a hundred percent sure I would be able to get

I will

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

Meredith.” I said and quickly left to

on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting

lounges back in his

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

“Aiden had

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

My heart dropped.

out from the start?

he

cruel man. A conniving snake!

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

to portray as though I was braver than I actually

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

his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two

see you,” Officer Peter voiced, catching

his eyes easing with relief and happiness

six minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left

up to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the band of

him for any signs

He reassured with a