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At this point, Eden was at his wits end and the only thing he considered was institutionalizing Eliana. Deep down, he knew that it was a bad idea, but there was nothing he could do about it. His wife nearly shot Arnold and if he had not intervened on time, Arnold would have been dead. Thoughts of that sent cold chills running down his spine and inasmuch as he concluded that there was nothing much to be scared about, he was scared to the peak.He called for Emily since she was the closest person to Eliana at the moment. Eden knew that she wasn’t fully trusted by them at this point, but he could say that Emily could handle the information he had at hand.“It’s about Eliana”, Eden dropped as he clenched his fist and looked away hurriedly.He was greatly sad and overwhelmed with how the situation was going and the last thing he wanted was making such a suggestion about his wife.“Ever since Arnold’s return, something have been off with her. Earlier today, she tried to kill him with a gun”
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Eden took in a deep breath as he strolled into the room to convey the decision he had in his mind. He met Eliana laying on the bed, whimpering softly and shivering as though it was cold. His heart broke into tiny bits as he lost track of what to utter. He had thought that it would be so easy to come over to her and let her know his decision of sending her to her mother right until he got better.Eliana turned when she felt a presence in the room. She sat up the moment her gaze fell on Eden and for the next second, none of them uttered a single word to each other. “I’m sorry”, Eden suddenly spewed as he walked over to her and took her hands into his.It broke his heart to see the woman he loves in such state and the only thing he wished was that things would go back to how it has always been.“Why did you lock me in here all these while? As though I’m a criminal or someone who would hurt others”, Eliana asked with a cracked voice as hot tears poured out of her eyes.Eden felt a wave o
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The next couple of days were a quiet one for Eliana. Each time she caught sight of Arnold, she couldn’t help but recall the last confrontation they had. He had told her bluntly that he ate blackberries and she was only making a fake assumption.This bothered Eliana greatly and despite how hard she tried to conceal it, Eden observed that something was wrong. “What is the problem? I observed something odd about you ever since we had the lunch date”, Eden asked Eliana who took in a deep breath and gulped down hard. She was still trying to remain calm about Arnold since she wouldn’t want the previous episodes that happened in their lives to surface again. “I’m doing fine…you don’t have to worry about anything”, Eliana persisted, but Eden was not willing to dismiss her already.He held her hands calmly and peered into her eyes, trying to search through her eyes as though the answers laid there.“I know you too well. There’s a lot going through your mind and I may not let you be if you do
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All through the lunch time, Eden and Arnold had conversations about the mine and their plan to get into it without any issues.“The last time I was there, Vincent’s men were there to launch an attack”, Eden explained to Arnold who wore a big frown on his face.Eliana wasn’t really interested in the conversation they shared. Each time they talked about the mine, it reminded her of the fact that her parents were involved in something very cruel and wicked as the mine. At this, she remained mute, while watching them prepare their endless plans. She had a plan to finally confirm Arnold’s true identity and the plan made her quite nervous. Finally, she cleared up her throat and sat up, trying so hard to avoid appearing stupid or troublesome.“Arnold…you and Eden always talked about wars and situations where you can’t handle the outcome of wars. There was something you considered to be your code, what is it?” Eliana asked and for a minute, Arnold thought that he had heard wrongly.He gazed
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Eden, Elaina, and Arnold finally arrived at the location of the mineral mine after enduring numerous obstacles and challenges throughout their journey.At first, they had met a group of travelers who seemed to be stranded on the way. Eden had made to get past them without offering to help, but Eliana had insisted that they offered them a helping hand.However, it turned out to be a form of set up as Eden and Arnold got robbed of everything they had in their possession.Eden was raged at this point, and no manner of apology coming from Eliana was able to pacify him. He felt that bringing Eliana along was only going to cause trouble and he was beginning to witness all what he had earlier assumed.“It was only a mistake! I had no idea that they would turn out to rob us”, Eliana tried to plead with Eden who was not making any attempt to listen to what she has just said.“I’m so sorry! I really had no idea”, Eliana pleaded, with tears forming in her eyes.It ached her terribly to see that
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Luckily, there were no bullets in Arnold’s gun and rather than sending Eliana down, Eliana was now at the verge of sending him down.“What is going on?” Eden screamed out of his lungs when he wasn’t able to figure out what the situation was.Why was Eliana suddenly asking for the key? And why does she have a huge frown on her face as though she was going to drop anyone who tried to stand in her way?“Eliana…please, drop the gun”, Arnold pleaded as sweats started trickling out of his forehead.Eliana suddenly started laughing aloud and that was when Arnold has a grasp of what she was laughing about.“Did you take out the bullets in my gun?” Arnold asked her with a cracked voice, just as she continued with the laughter.Eliana almost choked on her laughter, but when she was done, she nodded her head in affirmation.“I was smarter than you this time. I knew that you would make plans to kill me and I wasn’t willing to give you that chance”, Eliana said with a wry smile on her face.Eden g
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Eden took in a deep breath as he turned to look at Arnold who was staring at him intently. He could decipher the look Arnold had on this face and this only made him more drowned in worry.“She isn’t coming back. This is already night”. Arnold said in conclusion as he finally stood to his feet and started walking out of the mine.They had been sitting at the mine since noon, hoping that Eliana would return. However, they caught no sign of her and this only went ahead to tell them that she wasn’t going to come back anytime soon.“Fine! So what are we going to do?” Eden asked Arnold who suddenly stopped walking and swirled around to face them.Arnold has a stern look on his face that frightened Eden even if he tried so hard to remain calm and firm.“I make the rules starting from this point. It seems as if I have been so calm while watching the stupid acts pulled off by you and your wife”, Arnold said with a look of disappointment on his face.Eden made to debunk what he had just said, b
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As they trekked through the rough terrain, Eden and Arnold faced many challenges, many of which they never thought of or imagined.Firstly, they ran into a group of people who had a sort of mark on their forehead. They were both scared to their bones since they’ve never come across people of that nature.“Who are they?” Eden asked Arnold who was also as scared as he was.Arnold gazed at them intently after which he signaled for Eden to take on his heel. Just as they made to run, an arrow hit the both of them on their legs and this got them falling to the ground with a thud.They both lost consciousness since the arrow had some poisonous effect that made one dizzy after being hit by it.After what seemed like ages, Eden opened his eyes in a frenzy. He looked beside him and caught sight of Arnold who was still unconscious.His heart flew out of his chest when he looked forwards and saw a tiger skin that was dripping with blood.“What brings you to our territory? Have you come to observe