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

course we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

Tell us what’s happening.” She continued, looking at

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

spill everything without thinking much about it.

end of my words, she looked like she was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at

at it again isn’t he?” She

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

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

me Sophie. Please,” She

not a hundred percent sure

I will try.

to extreme lengths to get me out if it was me in there, I will bring

quickly left to change into more

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

Peter lounges back in his

the complaint is taken back. For now, he

“Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

not how Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face.

My heart dropped.

this out from the

he had!

a cruel man. A conniving snake!

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

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

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

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

you,” Officer Peter voiced, catching

easing with relief and happiness when they spot me.

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

the bars, my fingers wrapping around the

I breathe out, checking him

baby.” He reassured with