He rubbed his palm against his eyes as the alarm continued to beep from the drawer beside him. He opened his eyes slowly and reached out for the alarm. He sighed and exhaled deeply as he sat up on the bed after turning off the alarm. He looked at Sara who was sleeping comfortably with her body tucked under the bed sheet. He felt a slight pain in his head and he rolled the bedsheet off his half unclad body. He stood up and walked to the bar where he took a bottle of whiskey. He gulped down the drink slowly as he looked out through the windows. It's morning already, and he could see the rays of sunlight which had penetrated into the room. She opened her eyes slowly as she heard the noise coming from the room. She yawned lazily as she saw Eden's huge figure standing by the window beside the bed. She smiled and licked her lips as her eyes savored his bare chest accompanied by his abs and thick muscles. He turned towards her and she winked. She sat up on the bed with the bed sheet c
He sipped his drink slowly as he sat on the balcony while staring through space. He could still hear Derrick's thought provoking words, resounding in his ears constantly. Though Juliet had urged him to be calm, he wasn't sure he was ready to be calm about this whole thing. There is a lot he still needs to know. Someone was after his life definitely, and that someone had a hand in his grandma's death. If Derrick seemed not to be the one then who? He reasoned as his fist tightened against the glass of wine he was holding. Could it be?... He tried to think as he went down memory lane. Fear surged through him as he thought of an enemy of the past. He quickly waded the thoughts off him as the past was too dark for him to mesmerize. He stood up and dropped the glass on the table before him. Just then, Pedri walked in to meet him. "Boss, you've got a call" he said, while handing a phone over to Eden. Eden took the phone and placed it on his ears with his eyes on Pedri. "The one and
He sat in the middle of the room with a lot of his men surrounding him. His right leg was crossing against the left as he puffed out smoke from his mouth and nose. It was 9:30pm when Miguel was brought in to him. He couldn't believe his instinct had been right about Miguel. Right from the day he had ordered Alberto to be drugged with Marilyn, he had suspected something fishy in the way Miguel had reacted. He knew Miguel had a thing for the girl, but he never knew it was as strong as getting himself to disobey his orders. He had ordered Pedri to track his movement earlier, but he knew how close Pedri was with Miguel, and so he had done the job himself with eagle eyes who had succeeded in tracking his movement to a guest house outside of town. He watched as Miguel and Marilyn sat on the floor in front of him, with their faces bowed low. She was sobbing silently and he wondered if she really loved him. He stood up and walked towards Miguel whose face was still bowed low. "How could
He tried to open his eyes but the pain he felt was too much. He could feel a little sunlight penetrating into his eyes which were fluttering. He opened them slowly and the sunlight flashed into his Iris. He managed to use his palms to shield his eyes from the sun. Just then, he heard someone walking to the window and shutting the curtains which made the room dim. He opened his eyes again and saw Gabriel positioning himself on the armchair facing the bed. "You're awake," Gabriel said with a smile. "Hmm.." he muttered as he was unable to speak. His lip hurt and he felt his whole body ache. He was unable to move. "How do you feel?" Gabriel asked. "Not great" he muttered and rolled his eyes away from him. "You weren't supposed to feel great. Why didn't you fight?" Gabriel asked "I wasn't prepared and you all didn't expect me to defeat Ray" he replied with a little tone of anger. "No one said you should defeat each other. You were supposed to fight!! Fight Eden, Fight!! When will
The sun was beginning to set when he walked out of the house with Gabriel. They both walked to the backyard to a small wooden house located a few meters away from the blockhouse where they lived. As they approached the wooden house, he could hear noises coming out from the house. Gabriel opened the front door and they walked into the house. "Wow" he exclaimed in awe as he looked around the whole place which was filled with a lot of training instruments. He saw some punching bags, speed bags and other equipment that could be used to train. Alves was seen sweating heavily as he rained punches on the punching bag in front of him. "bienvenido, chico"(welcome,boy) Alves winked at him as soon as he saw them. "I know you haven't learnt a lot boy, this is where you'll train everyday starting from today. I'll leave you in the hands of Alves. He'll take care of your training" Gabriel said with a smile as he patted him on the head. "See you later. Ella and I have got a mission to accompl
They arrived at the slum by 7pm in the evening. He followed behind the men as they all filed into the old building. They climbed to the third floor and they all entered into a room. Each man was dressed in black as they were all prepared for the mission that night. The lights in the room shone on their faces as they walked in to meet Gabriel who was busy dropping guns on the wide table before him. He could see different guns and riffles hung on the walls of the room and he felt his heart skip again. He saw Ella beside Gabriel and she smiled at him. She was dressed in black jeans and hoodie with a black head warmer and gloves. The men began to pick up different weapons from the table as soon as they walked in. Eden could see Ray smelling a pistol which he held across his nose. "Smells good, '' Ray said, smiling. He was dressed in black jeans and hoodie just like Ella. "Have this" He heard someone say behind him. He turned and saw Alves standing behind him with a pistol in his
Splash!! Splash!! The sounds of water came on his body. His eyelids fluttered and his lips began to quiver as he felt cold run through his bare chest. He tried to open his eyes but the pain he felt in his head was so strong and he let out a groan. The waters splashed on his face and his eyes opened wide. He began to pant and his heart palpitated with fear as he looked at the able-bodied men standing in front of him. They were all dressed in black outfits and their eyes were burning like fiery coal. They were three in number and he wondered what he was doing in their midst. He couldn't feel his feet on his floor. He tried to wriggle his body and that was when he felt his two hands tied on a rope which was hung on the ceiling of the room. His heart flinched as he looked around the room at once. He could see a scared little boy lying on the cemented floor on one side of the room and then his memory took a flash of what had happened the other night. The only thing he could recall was
"Run!! Eden Run!!" He heard her call. "Grandma!!" He screamed as he saw the man pull the trigger. He woke up suddenly and he began to pant. The sound from his pants could be heard all over the room. He felt perspiration all over his body as he opened his eyes and looked around the room. The whole room was dim and the only light he saw was the sunlight which had settled on the wooden window in the room. He tried to move his body but the pain was too much to bear. His whole body ached and he could barely lift a limb. He thought he had died, not until he dreamt about the scenes of his grandma's death did he wake up. He turned his head slowly and saw the little boy resting with his back against the wall. He seems to be fast asleep. It was evening already and the sun was setting. He began to wonder what Galina's plans for him were. He heard the door creaking, followed by footsteps. He heard the voices of men speaking and he knew they had come for him. He saw one of them shutting t