EDENI was going to take the kids over to Alicia's place but she came over.I'd just woken up and Roman was in the kids room, getting them ready when she walked in.“Hey.” She marched straight for the bed and sat beside me.“Hey, thanks for doing this. I'm so grateful to you, Alicia. I mean, where would I have taken my kids?”“That’s fine. So what's going to happen now? I just take them and bring them back tomorrow? What time tomorrow?”We didn't really talk about that.“I don't think it matters. As long as you don't bring her back tonight. And make sure that Belle doesn't come here, please. I'm not supposed to see her.”She sighed loudly.“All this sounds like a lot. What's Roman saying about it?"I raised an eyebrow at her.“You think I'll tell him? I'm not crazy, Alicia. I don't think he'll be able to handle all that information.”“So you're saying Quinn is not Quinn anymore?"Before I could react, the door opened and Quinn walked in.“If you're going to talk about me, at least be
EDENI stood there as she made whatever incantations she knew.I had to undress while she marked my body in blood and danced around me, smearing the ground around me in white powder.Then she made a loud shout and then she fell to the ground.The sudden urge to throw up came up and I felt dizzy. It felt like I could feel something moving in me and I could feel like my legs were moving when they were not..The urge heightened and I finally wrenched and that was when I saw her again.She looked around like she was confused before she finally understood what was going on.This was the first time I was actually seeing her. Well, I had seen her before but that was the time I woke up in my car so I could barely remember her face or recall anything that happened.She looked nothing like I expected. She wore a red gown and her hair flowed down her back, she had a face full of makeup like she just came out of a salon.She was beautiful. So beautiful.I'd been expecting something less than what
EDENEverything happened so suddenly.It was like she was standing right in front of me one minute and the next, she wasn't.Balari was also moving at the speed of light. If she wasn't, I wouldn't have been able to see the lightning ball that was charged at me.She was the only one able to see it and she blocked it and sent it back to her.The only thing I saw was she flashlight shining as it hit her and her high pitched scream as she got burnt.“I will return! You have not heard the last of me!”Everything suddenly went silent and still. I looked around me and Balari stood behind me, staring me right in the eye.“Go to sleep now.”That was the last thing I heard before everything faded to darkness.By the time I woke up, the sun was shining brightly in my eyes and I could feel a weight beside me.The first thing my mind went to was Balari so I woke up with a jolt.Fortunately, it wasn't her that was standing above me.“Hey.” Roman greeted with a smile. “I was beginning to wonder if y
EDENEverything was back to normal.Well, almost everything. I didn't want to bring up Balari in front of Roman. I just couldn't help but not tell him about her.He thinks that everything is settled now. He'd even asked about how we'd got the spirit out which was something I didn't want to tell him.I'd just told him that everything was fine.I didn't know what Balari wanted or when she'd strike but I had to be here for it. I had to be here to protect Roman and the kids .Quinn thought I should go talk to her but I didn't see the need. I just felt that if she needed to talk to me, she knew where to find me.But I doubted speaking to her would change what's on her mind.But I would try to.Today was the day I spent time with my kids and we just went out to do things that we haven't done in a long time.Roman had work today since he hasn't been able to go to the office for a long time since he's been taking care of me so he had to leave today.I sincerely thanked him for everything. If
EDENRoman wanted to take me out to dinner but I'd fallen sick.I'd woken up with this nauseating feeling that stayed for the entire day and it killed me to even smell anything.“Or maybe you're pregnant again.”I was going to throw the bottle of milk in my hand at Roman for saying such a thing.“Pregnant again? Really?”He shrugged.“Wouldn't be so bad, would it?"“Roman, I pushed out a baby barely five months ago. I'm not a machine. I'm human too.”“Hey, hey, relax okay? It was just a joke, I didn't mean to upset you."He didn't upset me. Normally, I would have just laughed it off but I don't know what's wrong with me.For the past few days, I've been in a very bad mood and basically everything annoyed me.“It’s fine.”It was after that time that I felt like throwing up. I didn't want to tell Roman that I couldn't go anymore so I just had to act like I was fine for the entire day.“Hey Quinn, I need your help with something.”She looked up from her laptop.“Yeah, what's it? Hey Roma
ROMANWhen I woke up, it was already past ten.The sun was already high in the sky and it was shining brightly into the room. Sweat was dripping down my face and I wondered who the hell opened the window.Eden was still sleeping on my arm and maybe it was because of the heat I was already feeling that I didn't know something was wrong.I slowly removed my hand from under her and kissed her cheek.Without wasting another time, I took a shower and took a very cold bath. However, I closed the window and brought down the curtain so the sun won't turn Eden into white chocolate.Letting the water wash away the heat was a form of therapy in its own way. I was truly very tired and being beside Eden helped me sleep better.Trying to catch up on most of the things I missed at the company was taking my night time.I came out of the shower and Eden still hadn't woken up despite all the noise I made.She needed to eat and I was sure the baby was awake at this time.“Eden, baby wake up.”I shook he
EDENWhen I woke up, it was dark.Why was it dark and where was I? I knew this wasn't my room, and it surely didn't smell like this.I tried to move my hand and when I saw the IV line shake, I sighed. The hospital.How did I end up here and why didn't I remember anything?Me being here meant that something had happened to me but for the life of me, I couldn't bring myself to. I felt so weak so I just relaxed in my bed.I didn't even have the strength to call for help and eventually, I slept.The next time I woke up, the sun was out thankfully and my eyes didn't feel as heavy as a boulder.My stomach was hurting badly, partly the fact that I hadn't eaten in a day and half. I needed food or else I might actually die this time around..I sat up in my bed, clutching my stomach tightly. I also needed to pee. I've never been to the hospital before.Roman was born in the pack and Belle?Well, Belle was born at home because I had no idea I was in labor and since Alicia and I had never been mo
EDENI'd come home the day after that. The doctor said that I was free and healthy to leave but I didn't feel free.“Why the long face? Aren't you happy to come home?”I turned to Roman who was driving.”Oh no, it's nothing like that. I'm just tired."What was the point of being happy when I knew what was coming? And I couldn't tell him. I didn't want him to feel responsible for it.Roman is very quick to blame himself and I didn't want him to. I should just die peacefully so that he would have the guts to move on from me.If I told him that it was because of him I was going to die, then I would mess things up.I recalled my last conversation with Balari.“Are you sure it's what you want, Eden? Men are not worth it. You can live with your kids and raise them in your own way. You don't have to do this.”But it seemed like the more we spoke about it, the more determined I was to do it.“I do, actually. I love Roman, I can't let him die for something he has no hand in.”“And you have a