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.

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

course we can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

dark again Sophie. Tell us

his parents that he got into a physical altercation with Christian Muralo.

Meredith stern expression made me spill everything without thinking

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

it again isn’t he?” She

him. He hates it so much that he refuse

She nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton out of my grip.

son back to me Sophie.

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

will

if it was me in there, I will bring my son’s

left to change into more

are you saying officer Peter?” I said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into

Peter lounges back in his

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

my teeth. “Aiden had not

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his face. There’s a video

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this out from the start?

he had!

cruel man. A conniving

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

tipping my chin up to

Peter looked me over unsurely and then after a few minutes, gave me a

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 shiver.

is here to see you,” Officer Peter voiced, catching Aiden’s attention.

snapped his head towards us, his eyes easing with relief and

about six minutes and nothing more,” He warned

up to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the

out, checking him

fine baby.” He reassured with a