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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.

stays with you while I

can.”

“Thank you-

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

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

Meredith stern expression made me spill everything without thinking much about

furious.

it again isn’t he?” She

bitter man. Happiness seems unpleasant for him. He hates it so much that he refuse to

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

son back to me Sophie. Please,”

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

will try.

extreme lengths to get me out if it was me

Meredith.” I said and quickly left to change into

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

back in his seat.

back. For now, he will stay the night in

teeth. “Aiden had not assaulted

a brow. “That’s not how 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

course he had!

a cruel man.

planned this out, it may not be as easy as I thought

to portray as though

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

his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men

you,” Officer Peter

easing with relief and

minutes and nothing more,” He warned and left Aiden and

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

him for any signs

He reassured

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