EDENToday was the last day of my stay in this hotel. As soon as I left that town, I found a car that was going farther away into another town so I followed it. I needed to get farther and farther away from where Roman could track me down. I couldn't leave breadcrumbs for him to follow. The drive was four hours away from the other town. I thought about a way to get out of this city. If I used a bus, he'd be able to trace me and that was the last thing I wanted. The only other way out was a plane. Unfortunately, I didn't have a passport. Slaves didn't exactly need passports because I wasn't exactly going anywhere any time soon.Or so I thought.So, that option too failed. My stomach suddenly grumbled, reminding me that my baby hadn't eaten. As I looked up, I saw a restaurant right in front of me. I was grateful I had cash. That way, even if he wanted to trace my card, he wouldn't be able to. I'd change my name and my appearance. I'd get a new apartment and everything would be dif
ROMAN It was already getting dark and those fools hadn't come back yet. I already knew what they were going to tell me when they got back and I didn't want to hear it. I didn't want to hear that that little girl had outsmarted the people I put in charge of my kingdom’s defense. And had escaped not only the guards at her door, but the guards at the front of the house, the guards in front of the gate and the guards at the border. I knew how tight the security at the border was because I had tested it out at some point by myself so how in the world did she get past them? Imagine waking up and getting ready to get married only to hear that your bride was missing? How embarrassed I was in front of all those guests can not be over emphasized.The caliber of people I had invited to my wedding, to make a point and get some allies, only to hear the fool I had decided to marry had snuck out in the middle of the night. And absolutely no one in this damn house saw her. I should have seen rig
ROMANI stared down at Elena’s exhausted form, breathing heavily on my bed, my face contorted in anger and disbelief.“You should leave,” I said as I bent down to pick up my clothes and put them on.“What do you mean?” She asked as she turned back to look at me, her eyes confused.“Because we're done. Don't get me angry. Just leave,” I didn't look back at her.Suddenly, I felt hands slide around my waist and Elena was pressed against my back, her naked body touching mine.“I know I did really well today, so why are you chasing me away so soon? We could always go again if you want,”“What part of the word leave do you not understand? You said you wanted me to relieve tension, so I agreed to do what you wanted, but that did nothing but make me even angrier than I was before and now you have the audacity to say that?” I shouted at her.“You better leave before I do something I regret!”Elena squeaked and jumped away from me, quickly putting on her clothes and leaving me alone in the offic
EDENTWO MONTHS LATERI never believed that I would be able to escape Roman’s custody. I had thought that I would end up being kept prisoner and have my child taken away from me, but thankfully I hadn't been discovered… yet. I had found a place to rent for a surprisingly cheap amount of money, something I hadn't expected to get at a place as bustly as New York, but I was happy about it. Even though it was small, I would rather stay there than with Roman. I was eating better, sleeping so peacefully and I was able to go out without having to fear that my life was a disaster. I think I had even gained some weight. Which maybe had more to do with the pregnancy than anything. I was seated on the couch scrolling through my phone when I let out a laugh. I couldn't believe that I had managed to outsmart Roman and get as far as I did.I didn't think it was possible, but I tried and I succeeded. Even though I had to change my name and who I was, that was a small price to pay for my freedom a
Roman“What’s going on?”Quinn's voice cut through my thoughts and I sat up right in my chair wondering for how long I had been slacking out and when she came in.“You’ve been looking at the sky for ten minutes. You didn't even notice when I came in."I didn't answer her and went to sit in my chair, taking a drink of water that had been there for God knows how long. I spat it back into the cup when I tasted the oddness.“Change that. Get me a clean cup.”I could feel the burning sensation of a headache but I ignored it. There were more important things at stake here. As soon as Quinn dropped the cup, I grabbed it and gulped down the whole cup.“So now would you tell me what is going on?"She crossed her hands on her chest.I knew she wanted to know what was going through my mind but I wasn't in the mood to talk. Right now, I didn't want to hear that everything would be fine. I didn't want to hear that I was overthinking things and stressing over things.That's what Quinn would say. Al
EDENI got the job!!!Apparently, the manager there was pregnant as well so it was easy to relate to my feelings. All I had to do was wear a sad face and tell her how much I needed this job. She actually shed a tear. So here I was at nine in the morning with aching feet, four hours of sleep and nausea, serving hot coffee and cookies to a couple of high school kids who were laughing a bit too loud and some guy who was getting a bit too handsy with Alicia.“You can go, Alicia. I got this.” She gave me a grateful smile and then walked away. I didn’t miss the way the pervert’s eyes followed her ass as she did. “Here’s your coffee.”I dumped it on the table and made sure a bit splashed on his hand. He reeked of alcohol and body odor and I could see his red tangled hair line leading all the way down his chest. As he looked up to smile at me, I could unfortunately see the hair that filled his large nostrils.This man was hairy everywhere.“Hello beautiful. I’d like to have you as a side
EDEN I burst into fits of cough as the food I had put on the fire was turning into coal. Filling everywhere with smoke. “Shit!” The pot cover was hotter than I expected and it burned my hand as I lifted it. Bloody hell. This was the first thing I was eating today and I had managed to burn it. This pregnancy was really dealing with me. It made me sick to the extent that even though I was hungry, I couldn't bring myself to eat anything. I hadn't gone to work for a week and I hated it but I was just too sick to get off my bed. I'd been ordering food in and on days when I didn't feel like eating anything they had to offer, I just settled for snacks. This really wasn't the life I thought I'd be living and this wasn't how I thought pregnancy was going to be. Not like I had someone to put me through though. I ended up throwing everything I'd cooked in the trash. I'd even lost my appetite. The doorbell rang instantly and I rolled my eyes. Kian… again. Don't get me wrong. I was
ROMANI was on my way to the Council headquarters. They'd been on my neck for two weeks about my appearance in their courts and I'd been avoiding their summonings but it was beginning to piss me off so I just went. Also, Quinn has been on and on about how we had to avoid the wrath of the council, following the fact that they had been coming after me due to a pack that I had conquered two years ago. I had even forgotten about it but apparently, they hadn't given up their anger. They felt that I was being “too aggressive, ambitious and unreasonable.” Bullshit. They got in my way and I moved them. That's all that it was. But the issue was that the Council hated me and they had an issue with everything I did. Whether good or bad. But I didn't care. I didn't need their approval to do anything at all. As a matter of fact, I wanted them to even see everything I was doing because it would teach them not to mess with me. It was a surprise that they had called for me. As a matter of fact,