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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.

you while I go

course we can.” Meredith sniffles.

“Thank you-

in the dark again Sophie. Tell

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

seeing Meredith stern expression made me spill everything without thinking

was furious. At Aiden, at Christopher at Sergio.

isn’t he?” She

He hates it so much

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

son back to me Sophie.

I was not a hundred percent

I will

me in there,

quickly left to change into

fisted hands on the desk. My nails were digging into my palm, hurting

back in

he will

“Aiden had not

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what

My heart dropped.

Sergio planned this out from the start?

course he had!

a cruel man. A conniving snake!

I thought to get

tipping my chin up to portray

and then after a few minutes, gave me a

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

to see you,” Officer

easing with relief and happiness when they

minutes and nothing more,” He warned

my fingers wrapping around the

breathe out, checking him

reassured with a smile.

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