36:

EDEN

I 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.