Chapter 159

When Bennett was finally done reminding Eden who she belonged to, he went to bathe, leaving her to get ready to meet Leo. She wore simple jeans and a black Star Wars t-shirt, paired with white sneakers.

She was feeling nervous to meet him. The whole world knew that Carter was dead. There were cameras in Bennetts office that recorded everything that happened, including all the hostages who acted as witnesses. For security reasons, the media was not told that it was Bennett who had shot Carter, killing him in an instant. It would only spark speculation and unwanted drama. The officer who commanded the raid in the office said Carter was hostile and had to be shot before he did any more harm to anyone. The videos from the camera proved that Carter was indeed not in the right state of mind.

Though everything was fine between Eden and Bennett, neither of them felt the same. Bennett had killed a man and Eden had gone through enough to say she was ever going to be okay, but she felt like th