EDENAlicia walked into the restaurant later than three pm that afternoon because of the kids.Isabelle was over at her house for a sleepover so we just left the kiss with her husband so she could be here.“And here I am thinking I was going to have to put out a BOLO on you.”She frowned as she sat down.“What’s a BOLO?”I swallowed my water before shaking my head.“It's a police term. “Be On the LookOut.”“Of course, you would know something like that. Anyways, I left the kids with Henry. He's going to be so surprised when he wakes up and sees two little demons running around."She had an evil look on her face like she had just done something so wrong.“You left the house without telling your husband that you left the kids with him? What if he goes out?”She scoffed loudly and I caught a few people looking at us.“He won't go out. He's grounded. That's what he gets for watching Star Wars 9 without me."Alicia's marriage was… different.I called the waiter and we ordered food. While w
EDENYou know the saying, “Don't start what you can't finish”?It should be for me.It's been six weeks since I started this project. The CEO approved it finally and they made me head the project. Even though that didn't sit well with some misogynistic fools in this office, that was okay.I worked hard for this, it was my idea and I deserved to head it.I was happy at first, but that was because I hadn't got to the hard part. The part where I had to start scouring for The littlest of things to make sure everything was going well.This week, I was meeting with Evolve, the company I'm proposing the merger to. I've been told the CEO is a difficult person but I don't want to bring myself down..If I start thinking negatively even before meeting them, I'll never achieve anything.That is why I was putting all my energy into making sure that things were perfect to a “T”.There was one knock on my door before it swung open.“Sam, there's someone here to see you.”I told Patricia to let them
EDENKian understood when I told him I couldn't make dinner. In order not to make him feel bad, I killed two birds with one stone and invited him over so we could have dinner at my house.That seemed to work out because while I worked, he offered to make dinner and we used that time to talk.“Come and eat. You can work later.”Why didn't I feel like I could work later? Either way, we had dinner and truly, I was happy I told him to come over.Kian was a good person. A good friend.So I didn't know how to feel when he moved in to kiss me. I wanted to push him away, to tell him that things like that would complicate our friendship.But I didn't. I let him.Did I regret it? I hadn't thought of it yet. Not because I didn't have time but because I was avoiding it. I would probably hate myself when I realize that I didn't stand my ground on not trusting another man.I knew that I trusted Kian and it went against everything that I had been working towards. I didn't want another man in my life
EDENI was probably going to get a speeding ticket at this rate but right now, I don't care.If Roman was in this city, then it meant he was coming after me . I need to get to Isabelle before he gets to her. Or else it would be the last time I would ever see my baby.But then, if he was following me then that meant that going to her school would be leading him straight to her. If he knew where he was, then he would have taken her a long time ago and Belle hadn't mentioned that any strange man was speaking to her at school.I needed to get out of the city. And I needed to get out fast.But I needed a way to get my daughter first. Oh, I know. I'll go and ask Alicia to pick her up. I changed my route and made my way to Alicia's house.Could she have been the one who reported me? Maybe she was a spy that he sent? But then he would wait five years to come and get me if he knew where I was.Besides, if he knew that the baby was a girl, he wouldn't still be coming after me.I trusted Alicia
ROMAN“Cancel my flight. Get me coffee, black.”“Yes sir."Since we were no longer in the pack, Quinn had to act like she was my Personal Assistant.How funny life could be. Who knew that things would end this way?I had actually wanted to reject this deal because I didn't accept deals from companies that reached out. I did my own research first and then decided who we should work with.So when this offer was brought to my table, I barely even looked at it but Quinn pressed and pressed and asked that we must consider this.So I opened the file and looked through it. The presentation looked good, too good and as much as I didn't want to accept it, I liked what I was seeing.I looked down as the proposing Publicist and saw her name.Samantha Callahan.Good.“Get back to them. Tell them we need to see more before signing the contract. Set up a meeting as possible.”She squealed for joy and I frowned, wondering what she was happy about.I had completely forgotten about the meeting until a
EDENAs much as I hated the idea, it was the only one we could come up with at this moment. Not just that, It was the only one that seemed like it would work on Roman.He wasn't stupid. He was actually really smart so it won't be able to trick him into not noticing that Belle was alive. If we could convince him that Belle was dead, then that would take care of everything.“ But how would we do that? I mean, how would we convince him that she's de-, that I never gave birth to her? Roman is very smart, he would dig deep.”I hated saying that she was dead. Even though it wasn't true, it still made me uncomfortable.“Remember that you gave birth in a hospital I used to work in? I still have a couple of friends there, I guess I can call in a favor for a fake death certificate. And then, Henry won't ask questions if we ask him to help us fig a fake grave and make a fake headstone, would he?”Henry was a craftsman, and a very good one.It sounded like it could work. If we could get everythin
EDENI loved Alicia to death but I hated when she was right.Why did she have to be right?Roman was waiting for me, alright.But she was right only to an extent.He wasn't waiting at my front door. No, he was seated with his legs crossed and a cup of tea by his side on my couch.He smiled when he saw me. I just stood at the door not being able to say anything because my brain couldn't even process any information at the moment.He really didn't waste any time in finding me, huh?He looked older, tired with a streak of grey hair lining the centre of hair hairline. His shoulders were broader than before, I didn't know he could get any bigger than he already was.And as usual, he was handsome.The memories started flooding back to me, the things that happened that night that's tarted all of this and the way he treated me when I was at his pack. The hate I felt for him in my doubled because he we supposed to be my savior, he was suppose to be my final break but he made me consider going
EDENI almost called the police. I almost packed up everything and moved to another apartment. I almost drove to Alicia's house and picked up Belle so we could leave the country.But I held back. I ran away 5 years ago from Roman's pack. I ran away from New York just because I felt Roman was around me. Now I was in Nevada and he was actually here, I won't run.Actually I can't, I've built a life here that I couldn't just pack up and run away from. I'd have to turn in my resignation letter, leave Alicia and Kian behind and start a new life only God knows where.Now, it wasn't only me anymore. I also had Belle to consider, I didn't want to start moving her around so much as soon as I caught wind of Roman. I had seen all those movies where kids got moved around so much and they ended up hating their parents because they didn't have a stable life and stable friends.The moment I started moving around so much because of Roman, thinking I was protecting her, I would be messing up her life.