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

can.” Meredith

“Thank you-

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

wasn’t sure if Aiden would want me to tell his parents that he got into

spill everything without thinking

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

again isn’t he?” She gritted

He

and leave Ashton here with us.” She nods and

me

a hundred percent

I will

if it was me in there, I will bring

and quickly left to change into

said tightly, my fisted hands on the desk. My nails were

lounges back in his seat.

taken back. For now, he will stay the night in the cell and will be granted bail

“Aiden had not assaulted anyone.”

Mr. Muralo voiced it. His face showed what Aiden Xavier left on his

My heart dropped.

out from the start?

course he

cruel man. A conniving

as easy as I thought to

demanded, tipping my chin up to portray as

over unsurely and then after a few minutes, gave

the floor when I caught sight of him, his hands in his hair, tugging at his strands in frustration. There are two unruly men seated on an old wooden bench behind

see you,” Officer Peter

easing

have about six minutes and nothing more,” He warned

rushed up to the bars, my fingers wrapping around the band of

I breathe out, checking him for any signs

baby.” He reassured with a

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