She walked over to him and put a hand on Malakai's shoulder and gave him a silent 'it'll be okay' and Malakai nodded. "Can I take your gun again?" Eden asked to change the subject, but she really did want it. Malakai turned and furrowed his eyebrows. "No." He simply said and Eden pouted. "Maybe." Malakai then said once he saw the look on Eden's face and gave in. Eden's eyes lit up at the response. "I promise It'll be fine. I killed Kang with it, and it was such a perfect shot. So smooth a quick. I loved it." Malakai smiled seeing Eden talk about his gun like a kid who got a new toy. "Stop looking at me like that." Eden suddenly said. "Like what?" Malakai asked, confused. "Like you're showing emotion." Malakai raised an eyebrow and shook his head at the blond before sitting back down to do some work. But that was near impossible with Eden. "What are you doing?" Eden asked when she came round to Malakai and looked at his laptop. "Work. Which is also what you're supposed to be d

"What the hell do you do all day?" Eden asked and Malakai looked up. "Work." He replied and Eden so badly wanted to roll her eyes, but had a feeling Malakai would call her out for it. "What if I took your laptop off you?" Eden challenged and Malakai sat back. "You wouldn't get very far before I throw a dagger at your neck." Malakai said with a glare. "Try me." Eden knew saying that was probably a mistake but whatever. She went over to Malakai and showed him the news, he didn't have time to take a picture but it was all over the news anyway "You really won't tell me what she did?" Eden said and Malakai's glare hardened. "You know the rules, Eden." He said and Eden sighed with a fake smile. "I know, don't ask questions. I just thought you would at least tell me." Eden said quietly and Malakai gave her a confused look. "Why would I do that?" Malakai said and Eden felt so frustrated. And sad. She thought she meant something to Malakai. How naive she was. "Never mind. See

Eden didn't even have to wait 5 minutes before her cousin’s car pulled up. She got in and the two went to buy exactly what Eden wanted. Ice cream and cake. Red velvet. The best there is in Eden's opinion. They drove in silence to Eric's apartment and the older understood Eden may want some time to collect her thoughts. Once they arrived, Eden threw herself on the couch and the waterworks started again. "My baby." Eric went to hug his little sister and tried to comfort her as much as he could. "H-he's back. I mean he was always there but I saw him again today and- and Malakai lied t-to me. He didn't l-lie but he kept it from me and- and-" Eden was rambling, her thoughts a mess and Eric stopped her from saying anymore. "Hey hey. It's okay E. Calm down and then we can talk." Eric said and Eden nodded, taking the glass of water Eric was offering her. After 5 or 10 minutes, Eden had completely calmed down and she was now huddled into a ball, her head was in Eric's lap while he ca

"Feel better?" Malakai said with a blank face. Okay fine he felt bad, but hearing how confusing it was in Eden's head made him feel really guilty, but he didn’t let it show. "No I don't. Because also to top it off, Alec just had to walk into your office without knocking once. Once. And what did he walk in on? Us, in a position I don't think someone wants to see his ex and his best friend in. Now I'm done." Malakai nodded and yeah that occurred to him too but he tried not to think of it. "Look, I'm sorry, okay. But you don't know me Eden. You don't know what kind of person I am. Because if you did know, you'd know that honestly I couldn't give a shit what Alec walked in on. I feel bad I kept the whole thing from you but that's it. I don't regret it because that's the type of person I am so deal with it." Eden needed a minute to process everything Malakai just said. She knows very well Malakai is not a good person, far from it. But hearing him say it, hurt in a different way. "I d

"Need I remind you about the Eleanor Park case you messed up." No, Eden didn't need to be reminded. "If you were so worried I'd mess up, why not send a more experienced agent. Like I don't know, Alec? Who's been doing this for 8 fucking years." Eden went back on the damn topic of Alec and it was annoying Malakai. "Because you need to learn to do jobs like this. And what's with Alec? If you really want I'll turn back and make him go with you." Malakai said with a clenched jaw and frustration dripping from his voice. Eden gave no reply, thankfully, so Malakai continued driving. The rest of the drive was silent until they reached a warehouse on the outskirts of the city. It looked vacant, but I guess that was the point. "This gang isn't any big shot gang, but it has around 300 to 500 members. The outside isn't well guarded because they have traps around. The guy who called me turned them off for now so we could get in." Malakai explained as the two casually walked to the entrance