Priority: Eden Prime Novels & Stories

Her gaze shifted ever so slightly, but there was no telling what was on her mind. … Zeke placed down the phone and looked toward the middle-aged man in a blue shirt standing before him in a mansion. “Guardian Coridon.” Zeke bowed down to express his respect. Eden Joy employed five guardians, and they were named Palace, Trade, Cornelius, Odele, and Coridon. They would go by the identity of businessmen in the different parts of Skyriv on usual days. The outsiders were completely unaware that they were peak-level grandmasters. In fact, some had already reached the warlord level.

“We were all wrong. The consortium, Vane, even your father, Commander. We thought the Eden protocol was a lifeboat. A Terraforming system to re-inhabit the earth after the war.” Silas looked up at Kael, and a show ran over my back. "The 'E' in E.D.E.N. is not for Earth, Kael. It's for extinction. Extinction Direct and evolutionary neogenesis.”

Enzo's hand rested on my thigh, inching higher as we hit a red light. 'You trust me, right?' 'Always,' I murmured, my breath catching as his fingers brushed the edge of my lace panties. Not long after, we pulled up to a non-descript building in the heart of downtown, but the sign hit me like a jolt. Club Eden. Bold red letters glowing against the night. Even from inside the car, I could feel the pulse of bass thumping through the air, mixed with laughter and something darker, more primal. My heart raced.

"We need to move. Now." Eden Prime snaps his fingers, and the floor liquefies, swallowing us whole. We wake in a garden-a grotesque parody of the cabin's old woods. Trees bleed black sap, their branches heavy with pulsing, fleshy fruit. The air reeks of copper and burnt sugar. **"Home,"** Eden Prime says, plucking a fruit. It bursts into moths made of static. **"They rebuilt it from your memories. Do you like it?"** I lunge, but he phases through me, his form flickering. **"You're not ready. But you will be."**

The Eden System. The Grand Temple Plaza. Zero Hour + 18 Hours 30 Minutes. The heavy, golden doors of the Inner Sanctum ground open, revealing the devastated ruins of the Grand Plaza. The violet smog that had choked the sky was gone, replaced by the brilliant, emerald light of Eden’s twin suns. The silence of the battlefield was broken only by the hum of cooling plasma rifles and the shifting of heavy armor. Sebastian Sterling stepped out onto the shattered marble steps, Harper close by his side.

EDEN “You manipulated him! He's sick, Hayden! He's desperate, and you—" A sudden buzz interrupts me. Hayden glances at his phone, his expression darkening. He taps the screen, and suddenly his massive office TV comes to life. My soul leaves my body for the second time today. Because on the screen, on an actual broadcast, is a photo of me and Hayden from last night, at the reunion. His hand on my back. My terrified smile. “Breaking news: business mogul Hayden Wolfe announces engagement to longtime family friend, Eden Clarke. The union is said to merge two legacy companies under a new partnership."

Honolulu—Pearl Harbor remnants swallowed. London—Thames choked. Casualties scrolling too fast to read—millions already. My crown flares hot—violet lightning crackling around my fists, scorching the marble floor. The system screams alerts in my HUD, red text blazing. *Global Quest Activated: Defend Terra Prime* *Threat Level: Planetary Invasion* *Failure Condition: Swarm Consumption > fifty percent Biomass* *Reward: Planetary Survival Buff (Unknown)* Remy’s hand finds my shoulder—steady, grounding, coyote-gold flickering in his eyes.

Jess and Melanie follow the guys over and just before we get to where they are parked I hear the shrill voice of the head warriors daughter Eden Evans , hi Brandon, can I ride on the back of your bike to school? she asks batting her obscenely long fake eyelashes. Atlas cringes in my mind I ignore him tho and hand her a helmet, jumping on the bike and letting her jump on behind me and head towards the school the whole way to school she is holding on to me tight and I can smell her arousal and it's making my stomach turn. I'm not sure why, Eden and I have hooked up a few times atlas has protested everytime even tho Eden is a bombshell at 6 foot 2 inches blond hair blue eyes a triple d breasts

“Sages, my King and Queen. May I present to you my fated mate, Eden, the Royal Princess.” The joy on my parents' faces was indescribable as they took turns hugging Eden. “Welcome, Eden. We are already aware of your amazing qualities and today marks your official entrance into the Royal family as the second pearl in the Crown of the Palace.” “Thank you, Mother. I pledge to continuously bring pride to our family and make sure Herod is the happiest mate ever lived on the planet. You can rely on me."

~Cali~ As the meeting commenced, my phone lit up, grabbing my gaze from Chase - the finance manager - presenting the third-quarter budget allocation for Reed Shipping. A message from Evan popped up, instantly stretching my lips to a grin. From Evan - I love you, Princess. I know he meant what he said. The muscles of my heart stopped beating when he said the magical L-word. Even now, seeing his message is turning my insides all over the place. It’s as if my organs want to explode from happiness.