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.
ROMAN“Don’t you think you should take things easy? Maybe if you took a different approach, she'd react differently.”This was the issue I had with Quinn, she was always too rational.“I've been looking for my kid for five years, Quinn. I've gone past my rational phase. Right now, is the time where I'd use any means to get my kid back from her. I'll make her regret embarrassing me that day.”No, I haven't let go of the way I felt when I heard that she was missing. I almost lost it that day.“But I thought she said the kid was dead. What're you going to do about that?"I gave her a look.“How stupid are you to believe that and how stupid does she think I am to tell me that and think that I'll be fine with it?”That was my kid. Boy or girl, that was my first child and there was no way I was going to let them go just like that.“But she showed you a death certificate! Do you think any mother would want to pose her own child as dead? If she could have that child in her arms right now, I'm
EDENI was paranoid. Over the last few days, it was like I'd been seeing Roman everywhere. Whenever there was a knock on my door, my heart would start beating loudly because I always thought it was him.I even went as far as taking a leave of one month from work because I needed time to sort things out. I needed time to think about my next line of action. The fact that he had not come to see me in three weeks made me comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time.Comfortable because i don't know how I'll react if he showed up at my house again.Uncomfortable because I wondered what he was doing. I took a break from work because I wanted to avoid him. Since he hasn't seen me there, why hasn't he come to look for me here?I knew he hadn't given up. The sky would turn red before Roman gave up on me so what exactly was he planning?Had he found proof that Belle was alive and maybe that was why he wasn't even bothering with me anymore. But if he had, he would have come here to gloat that