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.

stays with you while I go

can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

Tell us what’s happening.”

would want me to tell his parents that he got into a physical altercation

expression made me spill everything without

like she was furious. At Aiden, at

isn’t he?” She gritted out in

elaborated. “My father. He’s a bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that

nods and walks over to me. She pries Ashton out

son back to me Sophie. Please,”

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

I will

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

I said and quickly left to change

saying officer Peter?” I said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My

lounges back in his

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

clenched my teeth. “Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

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

My heart dropped.

planned this out from the start?

course he

cruel man. A conniving

as easy as I thought to get Aiden out.

demanded, tipping my chin up to portray as though I was braver than I actually feel.

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

when I caught sight of him, his hands in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There

to see you,” Officer

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

six minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left Aiden and me.

fingers wrapping around the band

I breathe out, checking him for any signs of

baby.” He reassured with a