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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.

Ashton stays with you while I go to Aiden?”

we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

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

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

stern expression made me spill everything without thinking much

furious. At

it again isn’t he?”

for him. He hates it so

leave Ashton here with us.” She nods

to me Sophie. Please,” She cracked.

hundred percent sure I would

will

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

quickly left to change

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

Peter lounges back in his

is taken back. For now, he will stay the night in the cell and

teeth. “Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face. There’s

My heart dropped.

out from the

course he had!

man. A

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

tipping my chin up to portray as though I

minutes, gave me a single nod

his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men seated on an old wooden bench behind him, both looked dangerous which made me

see you,” Officer Peter

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

minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left Aiden

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

checking him for any signs

reassured with a smile.

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