Begin Again Novel Eden Mcbride Novels & Stories

This time, I would be happier. A week later, I walked into the event hall with Anthony. The moment I stepped inside, however, I saw Cyrus. My feet were instantly frozen to the ground, unable to move. Anthony held my arm and pulled me forward, whispering into my ear, “If you don’t cast away the shadows of your past completely, they’ll just come back to haunt you later.” I turned and met his gaze. His eyes were firm and warm, giving me strength. I took a deep breath and squeezed his arm with a smile. “Do I look good like this? Can you tell I’ve started over with a fresh slate?”

Chapter 1: The rain had just stopped, but Eden Blake's sneakers were already soaked through. She weaved between cabs on Lexington Avenue, gripping the soggy brown paper bag like it contained gold instead of spicy miso ramen and under-tipped hope. It was her third delivery of the hour, her twelfth of the day, and she hadn’t eaten anything but leftover toast since last night. Her shoulders ached. Her phone buzzed with another decline from the hospital’s billing department. She didn’t bother opening it.

The forgotten, lost child, the girl who always wanted the family she never really had. That same little girl, who spent nights crying and having nightmares about her life. That small girl, who had no one to stand at her side. No one to protect her. The Eden, who dreamed that one day someone from her family might appear out of nowhere and save her from hell. But that Eden was gone. She had died years ago, replaced by a woman even I didn’t know. A woman, who compiled, averted her gaze, and took the abuse. A woman, who had no hope for the better.

Maybe he had never been treated like that before, but slowly, the calls stopped. The messages also went silent. At last, I could start adjusting to a new life. At first, it felt strange being in an unfamiliar place and a brand-new job all by myself. However, little by little, I realized I could actually find joy in it. Life began to feel meaningful and purposeful again. The part of me that had been suppressed for years was finally breaking free. Sometimes, though, my thoughts would drift back to the past, to those unforgettable moments that had carved themselves into my heart.

As the first rays of sunlight spilled over the city, Eden felt the weight of the past lift, replaced by a fragile hope. They had fought through the shadows, through secrets and lies. Now, they could begin to rebuild. Together. END OF GUARDIAN OF RUIN.... THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING THIS UP TILL THE END☺️

|Meelah’s POV| I start rounding up the exercise of decluttering my space because this is the first time I am getting back home at the normal closing hour instead of working overtime like I have been doing with Brian, only for my phone to start ringing, so I pause what I am doing to pick up the call. “Hey babes… how are you doing?” Eden says as soon as I pick up the video calls and before I can reply to her, the other girls join the call.

For six years, Sasha sacrificed everything she could caring for the Westfields, she faced humiliations and taunts but still consoled herself to not hold it against them because they were family. Not until they left her to die in the stairwell with no seat in the evacuation convoy during the outbreak. She thought that was the end, but the System rebooted and sent her back seven weeks earlier before the outbreak. Now, while that family is looking for ways to use her again, she is building a strong medical fortress and waiting for them to come begging.

talk to people from all over the world. It was then that he found out that his situation wasn't normal. Over the next two years he learned other languages with the help of some foreign friends he had befriended and became quite fluent. Apparently, he had a knack for languages as he picked them up with little effort. Life continued like this, and he was content. You would think after being treated the way he was, one would develop some sort of a noble goal in life like getting revenge on his uncles and their families or just moving out and living freely but no. Sheng Chen just lived day to day, never made any plans, and never really hated anyone or loved anyone. Even his aunt, who he lat