Malakai put his phone down after speaking to Eden who did exactly what Malakai thought he would. Malakai sent over a cleaning crew and sat down on his seat in the office. One day. Eden had annoyed him so much in the space of one day. The whole thing with Jisoo, going against his orders, taking his gun and now this. Killing the CEO of Kang Ind. Could Eden do any worse. She probably could, Malakai won't underestimate her but he could only pray that Eden would behave. It's been an hour since he's sent the cleaning crew and Eden never showed up. He looked to his right and saw the drawer that Eden broke into. He was quite impressed at how easily she did it. But then he looked carefully and his gaze landed on the floor. The earring Eden used. She must have dropped it, too concentrated on the gun. Malakai picked it up and looked at the back of it closely. It wasn't an ordinary earring, it had a knife-like back, like a hidden weapon. Cleaver. That's why Eden got in so easily. Malakai coul
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
Like Eden said. It was easier said than done. A lot easier. It's been a week, Eden had been on a few missions and as always, she had to report back to Malakai. Malakai hadn't tried or done anything since that day but he still had that look in his eyes that Eden tried so hard to ignore. Normally you'd be scared shitless looking into eyes that held nothing but a black, empty, endless abyss. But Eden? Yeah, she'd see the abyss, but she would also see lust. Desire. And that's what scared her. Trust her, she would love to give in. But she knows Malakai wouldn't. He doesn't do feelings. Love. Relationship. Emotions. All he would want is a good fuck no strings attached. Eden wanted more. And so, she wasn't going to give in and allow herself to be hurt. Right now, she was in university for a lecture, exams were over, but professors had already started on the next and final year projects and topics. It was a little annoying since Eden felt like she deserved a break. But nope, and she could
"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
"I want your gun." Eden immediately said when she walked in. "No." Malakai said with zero hesitation. He was sharpening his knife like a true psychopath. "You said I could. Just for one or two jobs. Please. Give me your gun." She repeated with a pout and Malakai looked up at her. "Which one?" He smirked and Eden blushed a hundred shades of red. "Fuck you. I want your gun." Eden said, flipping the ravenette off. "Again, which one." Malakai said again and continued with his knife. "I'll get it myself then." Eden walked over to the same drawer to find it locked again. She was about to remove her earring until Malakai spoke. "The keys are right in front of you." Malakai said and Eden let out a little 'oh' before getting them and unlocking the drawer. And there it was. Honestly, why did Malakai keep it hidden, if it was Eden's, she would use it every chance she got. "Happy?" Malakai asked and Eden nodded her head like a child getting a cookie. "Very." Malakai shook his he
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
Malakai was right when he said the day was a shit show. CEO Park was involved in some sketchy shit and when Eden killed him, his people found out and are now a threat to the agency and anyone else they find guilty. That could mean Eleanor. Why didn't Eden listen to him? Why did he let Eden do what she wanted? Why didn't he stop her? So many questions and little to no answers. How the hell was he supposed to fix this now, he had to protect his agents somehow. He's not letting Eden escape this one. So he picked up his phone and dialled her number, and as expected, she didn't pick up. Eden was most likely still mad at it and Malakai really can't blame her. Maybe a little. But he knew he himself was at fault for making Eden mad at him. He shouldn’t have kept Alec from her, not after knowing everything they had been through together. So he called Alec. No answer. Seriously, today of all days they were both ignoring him. Malakai sighed, he was tired, annoyed and pissed. He opened up
"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
"That's not what I meant baby. I meant, I never saw Alec because the only one I saw was you. Please don't think what I think you're thinking. I-" Eden cut Malakai off with a kiss. "I was kidding. I know what you mean, don't worry. Alec wanted love, and even though Lilith gave it to him, it wasn't the type of love he needed. I wouldn't ever blame you, no one does so you need to stop blaming yourself. Please." Eden said and put her arms around Malakai. "I can't help it, baby. You know that. I can't help but think that maybe, at some point, if I gave him a chance, he'd still be here. 8 years Eden. 8 fucking years he felt like that. And I'm sorry you had to put up with the depressed me, you were hurting too." Malakai said and tears were already gathering, one had escaped and Eden wiped it away. "You can't blame yourself for any of this. I didn't HAVE to put up with you, I did it because I love you. I chose to be there for all of you, and you've apologised to me for years about this M
"Come on, let's eat. We'll do presents after." Sienna said and rounded up everyone to come to the table. "Come on little princess. If you finish your food, I'll give you ice cream, like I promised." Sienna said to Nicola, her daughter. Eric and Sienna had a baby girl 3 years ago and got married 2 years ago. Yeah, they apparently wanted to do it the other way around. Kids first then marriage. They were a weird couple but everyone loved them so it didn't matter. "Baby, come on." Astrid said to Aiden who just came back from the restroom. Astrid and Aiden had officially started to date a year ago, they went on a mission together once and formed a connection somehow. Then they started going out. The garden was beautifully decorated all thanks to Sienna and Astrid who worked together to prepare this small get together for Eden's birthday. There were fairy lights and lanterns lighting the place up, a barbecue and the table was set up perfectly with all sorts of flowers. It was sm
4 years later "Eden. Your food is getting cold!" Someone shouted to her from outside "Coming." She shouted back as she put on her last earring and looked at herself in the mirror feeling pretty satisfied. "You look stunning as always. My pretty baby." Her husband said from the doorway as he was walking in. He came behind her and hugged her, locking eyes with her in the mirror. "Is everyone here?" Eden asked and Malakai nodded. "Eric is calling for you. The rest are here and everyone is pretty much chilling. Oh, and your food isn't getting cold Eric is trying to lure you out. And I said I would come get you." Malakai told her and Eden rolled her eyes, typical Eric. "Aunty Eddie!" A small voice said and Eden turned around in an instant at the sweet sound. "My baby. How are you Nic?" Eden asked, picking up the 3 year old girl. "Daddy cawing yu." The little girl said in broken words, she had started to speak and Eden found it adorable. "Okay, let's go see what daddy wants." Eden
"What are you doing here?" Eden asked her parents who stood before her with an unreadable expression. "We wanted to see you. Is that so bad?" Eden's father said. "How did you even know where I was?" Eden asked again. It was unusual for her parents to show up here of all places. "I made Eric tell us. Don't be mad at him, we didn't give him much choice." Eden's mother said but her voice was cold. "Why? After all these years? And you even kept track of me according to Eric." Eden said. The 4 were in Malakai's main living room, no one had sat down since Eden started the questions as soon as she saw her mom and dad. Malakai was beside Eden for moral support and Eden was so grateful. "Because we found out about you being a killer. We didn't raise you to be a criminal." Eden's father said, his tone made Eden flinch. "The second you kicked me out, was the second you no longer had a say in my life. You wanted me gone. I was gone. Hell I even came all the way to LA to get away from you.
The shots echoed in his ear even through the protective headgear he wore. His hand was steady but not as it normally would be. He had too much on his mind and it was affecting his skills. What was this feeling in his heart? Whatever it was, it wasn't allowing him to shoot properly and that frustrated him. He was about to put the weapons down until someone stopped him. "You came." The ravenette said when he turned around. "You called." The other said in return. "You're not going to give up that easily are you?" Her voice rang in his ears as she referred to Alec putting his gun down. "The gun doesn't seem to want to do what I want it to. I'm normally a perfect shot." he said. "I know, I've seen you." Lilith came up behind him and raised Alec's hands to the target again. He was so close Alec felt her breath on his neck, his back was against her chest and her arms wrapped around Alec's hands steadying the gun for him. "Come on, concentrate, I know you can still shoot perfectly eve
The blond started to stir awake, her eyes fluttering as she got used to the light and he saw her boyfriend staring down at her. She wouldn't mind waking up like this every day for the rest of her life. She smiled and greeted him."Good morning baby." Malakai beat her to it, his deep morning voice giving Eden chills. "Good morning." She said back and put her arm over the other. "Sleep okay?" Malakai asked and Eden just nodded. "What about your stitches?" Eden asked, becoming worried and looking at Malakai's stomach to see the bandage. It seemed okay. "It's okay baby, I just need to change the bandage, stop worrying." Malakai said finding it endearing how much Eden was looking after him. "I can't help it, I'll be your personal doctor if you want." She said with an innocent face and Malakai smiled and nodded. "I never asked, how has everything been? Y'know, the whole mess with Elijah?" Malakai asked. He tried to put it off, he really did but he couldn't help it. "Work? Seriously?
It had been another week and Malakai was finally being discharged from the hospital. He'd been stuck in the same room for so long he felt like he couldn't breathe anymore. So finally getting some fresh air was like heaven to him. He signed the discharge papers and Eden was with him so they both went to the car and Eden drove back to Malakai's house. She felt complete with the older beside her, safe and alive. "What are you thinking about?" Malakai asked, breaking the comfortable silence. "Nothing really, just... my parents." Eden said and Malakai was confused. This was very sudden. "Your parents?" Malakai repeated. "My parents. When you were unconscious, Eric called them. Told them a few things. Missed out the part about you in hospital and now they want to see me again. They think that I'm in this mess because they kicked me out. That I'm living this life because of them." Eden explained and Malakai took it in. They want to see her again.“Wait, I remember, you told me this. App
Lilith and Astrid were watching from the widow of the doors and smiled. They had been through a lot together. "They'll be okay." Lilith said and Astrid couldn't agree more. They saw from the windows that the two kept talking with such love in their eyes, so they decided to leave them alone. The 3 left and only 2 remained. Malakai still had yet to ask about the situation of the agency, Elijah and all the rest of it. But it could wait, he wanted to spend time with his girlfriend first. I mean, his life flashed before his eyes, he could've died. He was so close to dying and his only thought was Eden. He needed to make sure he stayed with Eden, protected her. Loved her. "I told you not to go." Eden said, pouting and sighed. Eden wouldn't let it go for the past 10 minutes. "I had to. Look at the bright side. I was able to stop them." Malakai said back. “No you weren't, he escaped and I had to go after him, again, meaning your attempt was useless.” Eden said, rolling her eyes.“Well
Black vans and SUVs pulled up to a glass building in Virginia. Not literal glass but a skyscraper, it seemed like some sort of company building. The door was opened for Eden by Astrid, she walked out dressed in all black. She wore a black cropped shirt, a skirt going mid thighs and a black blazer that had the sleeves rolled up. She had her sunglasses perched on her head and she looked like a true business woman, a girl who made her own way in life. Eden screamed rich. With Alec on one side of her and Astrid on the other as her bodyguards, they walked into the building. All eyes turned to them as they walked with authority, but they had to be stopped and checked for security reasons. However, a certain man stopped that.“There's no need to search them, they're my guests.” Said a tall man who looked to be in his 40s. He walked up to Eden and greeted her.“Eden De Luca I presume?” The man said and Astrid snickered and tried not to laugh as Eden corrected him. Alec just stood there like