For the longest time Eden had wished that her father would just stop existing. He was the root of the biggest problem in her life. She had even hoped on some days that he would just die.
He's dead now.
Eden sat on the kitchen counter staring at the letter. She sat there for an hour, not moving a muscle when she heard someone coming down the stairs.
Bennett walked up to her and kissed her head. "What's that?" he asked, but received no reply from Eden. "May I?" he asked and took the letter from Eden's hand.
He read the letter and sat next to Eden, not knowing what to say. He didn't know if it made Eden happy or sad and couldn't tell how to comfort her. He realised there was nothing to say anymore. As
Agnes left the house after greeting everyone. Eden was still in the room and refused to come out. Bennett walked in and for some reason felt relieved to see her cry. Though it hurt him to see her sad, she was finally acting normal.Eden looked up and saw Bennett approaching her. He sat next to her on the bed and hugged her tightly. "It's okay. It's okay. Let it out."And Eden did let it out. She cried in his arms for hours until she fell asleep. Bennett tucked her in the bed and walked over to his closet, opening it to pull out a small velvet box. He opened it to look at the diamond ring he had given to Eden before their marriage. This time, he was not just planning to hand it over to her.Eden woke up to see Bennett sitting next to her on the bed, reading something on
Suddenly, the tree lit up with white and yellow fairy lights. A line full of beautiful lights hung down from each branch, making the tree look magnificent. Eden couldn't tear her eyes away from it. The sky had a purple and bluish hue, making the whole atmosphere look even more aesthetic.Eden walked closer to Bennett, still looking at the tree."It looks so beautiful," Eden commented, still charmed by the lights. She finally looked at Bennet and smiled."Not as much as you,'' said Bennett as he pulled out something from his coat's pocket. He got down on one knee and opened the box, revealing the same ring he had given her before their marriage.Eden stood there, frozen, baffled at everything that was happening. 
Another week passed with no news of Carter. The police had no idea where he ran off to. They kept a constant watch on the air travels and made all airports aware of the situation.Eden hadn't left Bennett's house for two weeks. Though she got bored at times, she knew how crucial it was to stay at home. Bennett made arrangements at her University to live record the lectures for the sake of Eden's safety. She attended all her lectures at home and submitted her assignments online too. She was paying more attention to her studies than ever. She knew she needed to become educated in her field to run a business.Bennett had started going to the office too, but there was tight security around him at all times. Eden had tried to persuade him to stay at home, where it's safe, but he wouldn't listen. He too did not want to leave at
"You must be out of your goddamn mind to think I'm not coming," Eden said as she felt the bulge in her pocket.A few days ago Bennett had brought a pistol for Eden. She was hesitant on keeping it but he said that she might need it if things ever go too wrong. He taught her how to use it and helped her train with her aim. In a couple of days Eden knew everything she needed to know about using a pistol.Theo cursed under his breath and said something about Eden being too stubborn, but he didn't have time to waste and stepped on the accelerator, speeding out of the driveway.They finally reached the building and saw that everything around it was completely normal. Eden put on the hood of her hoodie and got out of the car. When Theo wasn't looking she turned the safe
There were about 20 people dressed in office clothes sitting on the floor with their hands behind their heads. For every two people, there was a guard standing behind them with a SMG pointed to their head. The guard Theo and her had come with was knocked out cold on the floor.Eden's eyes scanned the room to find Bennett, and when she did, her heart felt a flutter of relief to see that he was fine. He was sitting on his chair behind the desk, with his hands behind his head. Carter was standing behind his chair, resting his elbows on the headrest. Two men stood behind him who were also heavily armed.Carter pointed a gun to Bennett's head which sucked the soul out of Eden. She realised it was the same gun he had used to kill Aliana.Eden's eyes matched with Bennet
"What if I give you a better deal," said Eden, as she slowly released herself from the guard's grip. Surprisingly, he let her go. She walked towards Carter and stood in front of him. She slowly extended her hand and placed it on his cheek sensually. Carter closed his eyes and smiled as if he was in heaven. "What if I love you the way you want me to? What if I never try to run away from you or resist you? Let them go and I'll be the best wife you could ask for. I'll make breakfast for you, and I'll wake you up with a kiss and I'll sing for you. I'll spend every moment of the day with you and fall asleep looking into your eyes. If you let them go, I'll do anything you want me to. I'll be yours." "Eden, don't," Eden heard someone say behind her. She turned around to see Theo shaking his head. Carter opened his eyes and smiled at Eden. He turned his face to look at Theo and shot him with his gun, it all happened so fast that Eden didn't even have time to register what was going on. Ed
Eden held Carter's throat as he struggled to get out of her grip, but he was too weak and too much in pain to affect anything. Suddenly, Eden heard a gunshot. A bullet had flown right past her ear, grazing her cheek and ear. She lost the grip on Carter's throat and fell to the side, her whole head ringing loudly with the sound of the bullet.Eden looked up to see that Carter was holding the gun that she had dropped. She was lying on the floor and Carter was standing over her. He grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled her all the way to the helicopter. He was limping heavily but still managed to carry Eden to the helicopter. Eden wasn't going with him, she had already made up her mind. With her ears still ringing, she tried to fight Carter to have him let go of her, but she sensed that his strength had multiplied tenfold. When Eden didn't get in, he pushed her against the railing of the helicopter and pressed the gun to her temple. "I'm going to fuck you so hard right in this chopp
Eden sighed in relief when she heard that Theo was going to be alright, but she felt bad that he had to get shot for no reason. She was happy that a monster like Carter was finally gone. She knew that Grace must be devastated right now, and felt bad that Theo won't be able to walk for a month. Eden sighed and looked down on her lap. "This is all so abnormal. All I've ever wanted was a normal life, but everything keeps falling apart so quickly. I don't get time to recover from the last thing when a new bomb drops. I don't know what to do," Eden said and looked down in guilt. "I keep hurting everyone around me."Eden was crying now, tears freely flowing down her cheeks. Bennett pulled her bad to the bed and rested her head on his chest as he ran his hand through her hair, trying to comfort her. "You don't hurt anyone. It's true that bad luck keeps following you," Bennett joked, getting a chuckle out of Eden between her sobs. "But you're my lucky charm. You're my sunshine, and I can't