EDENRoman and I aren't on speaking terms.He was still very mad at me for meeting his mum behind his back. Truthfully, I should have just trusted his judgment and minded my own business.Just like he said, I was just the mother of his child and I shouldn't interfere with his life. However, he asked Quinn to tell me that he thought about what I said about Nelly's mother attending her funeral and he may have a plan to get her here.He said he would take care of it so I should stay out of it and just move on with my life so as not to alert Ryker.I had no idea what he wanted to do but I just hoped it worked.“Oh Belle, who gave you that?”She was holding a key chain with a fairy on it. It looked familiar for some reason but I couldn't figure out where I'd seen it.“I have a new friend at school. Her name is Lacy. She's really nice.”“Well that's nice. So you're all friends. You, Lacy and Coco?"Her smile dropped for a bit and she stopped toying with the keychain.“Coco doesn't like Lac
EDENThe clouds had gathered in the sky that morning.I feared that it was going to rain because it hasn't rained for a week.Maybe it was the fact that I knew I was going for a funeral or maybe it was the rain but I felt heavy.It felt like someone had placed a heavy object in place of my heart and now, I was walking around with it.Roman had managed to meet up with Nelly's mother and according to him, everything had gone according to plan.She had gotten the message and the spy that Roman had placed in her, informed him that she had entered the city he day after he left.“Are you ready?” Quinn poked her head into the room.I nodded immediately, grabbing my bag on the way out. I didn't even care about what I wore or how I looked. Quinn was the one who felt I should buy this dress.I f
EDENI'd completely forgotten about it. I would have felt like an absolute fool and hated myself so much if I'd actually missed it.“Happy birthday, My queen.” Roman handed Belle a bunch of flowers that she struggled to carry and placed a crown on her head.He bowed slightly and gave me a look. I had forgotten my daughter's birthday.I'd been with her for five years and for the first time ever, I'd forgotten her birthday.“Mummy, look at my flowers.” She handed them to me to carry because I was sure I was looking at over a hundred roses.I felt something in my hand and turned to see Quinn wink at me. It was a bag and I didn't even know what was in it.“Is that for me?” Belle pointed at it.I didn't even know the answer to that question so I looked at Quinn who nodded.
EDEN“Get my coffee, make sure it's very hot. Now.” I almost rolled my eyes at her tone.I wonder why she drank coffee anyways, it's not like she got any work done around here. She was probably using it because it helped lose weight.But I didn't have a choice. As I looked down at her coffee cup that she said she'd bought in France, all I wanted to do was haul it across the street through the window. She was irritating me to no end without effort.Thankfully, she hadn't really spoken to me today. Maybe it was because she hasn't even stayed in the office. She'd come in very late and since then, she'd been on the phone, laughing so loudly at whoever was on the other end.I made the coffee and the sudden urge to spit in it overwhelmed me but I wasn't as petty as she was.The office was empty when I got back. Her coat and her bag were gone so I knew she wasn't coming back. That little twig… why did she have me make it when she knew she wouldn't be here?Either ways, I dropped the coffee o
EDENThere were bugs on my desk.Three little cameras, hidden in my pen case, my flowers pot and my computer. He had been keeping a very close eye on me.When the men dropped the cameras on the table in front of Roman and I, I couldn't push down the nausea anymore and I ran out of the room to the toilet, letting the contents of my early dinner go down the toilet.What the hell was wrong with Ryker? Why couldn't he just leave me alone? Tears fell down my eyes at wil and I didn't even bother stopping them.How had my life resulted to this? First, I had run away from the pack because of Nelly and then I'd run away again because of Roman. Now, Ryker was chasing me because I was the subject of his sick fantasy .Why couldn't he just be obsessed with someone else?There was a knock on the bathroom door and I went to open it.Roman stood there with a tissue box in his hand.“How’d you know-”“Sixth sense. Come on out."I closed the door again, wiping my face and my mascara that had got a bit
EDENBelle was crying when I entered the room.Dropping everything in my hand, I rushed to go and meet her, kneeling before her and looking at Quinn in confusion.“Hey baby, is everything okay?”I tired to remove her had from her face but she was till sobbing.“Belle, look at me."She finally put her hands down and looked up at me.“What is going on?. Why're you crying?”“The dress."I frowned.“What dress? The purple one?”“Yes. Princesses didn't wear purple. No princess wore purple. I'm not going to be pretty."I smiled a bit and pulled her I to a hug, slowly soothing her.“You’re right. But do you like the dress?”She looked at it as it lay on the bed and then nodded.“Then you are going to wear it. Besides, you are a princess. You can wear what you want!xI ticked her a bit to make her laugh and she wiped the tears away from her eyes.“Belle, your dress is pretty.” Coco commented.I'd completely forgotten that she was there..Belle smiled.“Coco! You came!"She pulled the girl int
EDENIt wasn't very hard to get angry at Roman. He was naturally infuriating and if he had any gifts, it would be his ability to piss people, especially me off.He had picked me off from work as we had planned.“Hey, remember everything right?”I nodded, even though my heard was thumping loudly in my chest. I felt like I was about to go on a mission.“If you keep looking like you're about to give a speech in front of the entire nation, he's going to know that something is wrong.”I rolled my eyes and ignored him.“Take that over there and put it in your ear."He pointed to something on the dashboard and I picked it up and put it in my ear.There was a static before it became clear.“Can you hear me? Eden?”“Oh yes, I can hear you. This is really happening."I saw Roman roll his eyes again.“Well, I'm sorry for being nervous but you're not the one who has to go out into the open and pray to fall into the arms of the man who's after their life.”“Can you guys just cut it out for one sec
EDENI ran out of the cab to meet Alicia who was standing with a couple of teachers and some police men.“This is her mother.”Everyone turned to look at me as I met up with them.“Alicia, what did you say happened to Belle? Where is she?"“I don't know. I came to pick her up and she wasn't there.”“Ma’am, I assure you we are doing everything we can to find your daughter-"A car and up to the driveway and Roman stepped out.“Roman, Belle. They say she's not here.”We both knew what that meant. The reason why Ryker didn't nahe a move on me even though I was all alone, was beaking I wasn't the target. Belle was.“Excuse me sir, who are you?”“I’m her fat