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Duke can't concentrate. He is texting Melody again even though she hasn't replied to the one he sent her before nor has she picked up his calls. " Hey, it's me again. Can you please pick up your phone? I know that I need to explain things to you. "He hits send and lets out air from his mouth. He waits, but she doesn't reply immediately. He sighs and drops his hand into his head. " She still hasn't called back?" Bloom, who is next to him, asks. "No. " Duke pockets his phone. " Maybe she is busy. "He knows that she is not. She has read every text, she has seen every phone call, and she still chose to ignore him because she wants to. " Yeah, maybe she is going to call back. " Duke tries to assure himself. " Yeah. " He sighs. " This is about Eve, I will try to contact Melody later." Duke runs his hand through his hair, he is trying to keep calm as he tries to concentrate. The church is getting filled up, he is in the last row with Bloom. He doesn't want to attract attention to
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Duke stops, one of his feet is out of the car, but he returns it and shuts the door back. " What?" He turns around. " It's a rumor, she never confirmed it, but even I know that it's true. " Logan adds. Duke is stressed over this, he pushes his hair back and leans with his hand against his chin. " I wish you wouldn't speak to me in riddles right now. " Duke begs. " Eve has a child or she doesn't?"" Fine, she does. " Logan sighs. " She probably has. "" Come on, man. " Duke hits his knee with his hand. " Give me a clear answer. " " Look, she has this young teenage girl who was always with her, but for some time she is not. That's because she is at a boarding school most of the time. " Duke's chest heaves up and down. As if Eve's death didn't hit hard enough, now a child has been brought into the equation. " And you don't know anything about this child? Her name? Age? Where is she?" " Eve never let her speak to anyone and handled her affairs personally. " Logan tells him. " Th
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Duke's feet are transfixed on the ground, he can't get his head over the off statement that Mister Jimmy has just made. He wants to question him on what he meant by that, but he decides against it. He pushes the door shut and leaves the house. He dials Bloom's number and places it against his ear. He takes the picture and puts it in his pocket, it's not something that he wants everyone to see. " Yes, boss?"Bloom answers. " I'm at the Futtermans, pick me up now. " He instructs. "On my way, boss. "Duke ends the call and puts the phone back into his pocket. He notices a car drive into the compound and he feels his breath heighten. He is just about to leave like he is going to be gone in a matter of minutes, so why does Melody have to walk in now?She is with her mother and they look like they have been shopping, it's evident with all the bags in their hands. Melody locks up the car and takes all the bags from her mother. Her mother notices Duke and smiles as she walks towards him
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Early the next morning, before the sun wakes up from the horizon, Duke and Bloom are on their way to the airport. Duke didn't sleep a blink the night before, and that's because he is trying to get information on Eve's missing girl. As the car moves through the quiet road, Duke is looking into the darkness out the window as he thinks. " What have you found on the girl?" Duke asks Bloom. "Um, sir. " Bloom picks up his iPad and scrolls through it. " There isn't much sir. For all we know, Eve doesn't have a daughter legally. " Bloom tells him. " What do you mean by "legally"?" Duke snorts. " I mean, sir, that her daughter is not recorded with the government or anything. " Bloom explains. " Even if she gave birth to her, she wasn't registered. "Duke thinks, why would she do something like that? Is it because she had so many enemies and she wouldn't want anyone to know?Now she is dead and the girl is stuck in some faraway land?" So what can be done?" Duke inquires. "It's a tough
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119" Jesus Christ. " Duke drops his head into his hand, for God's sake he just got here. " According to him, it's a matter of national security. Life and death. " Bloom reads out. " That's why there are a whole bunch of us," Duke yells. " Why does it have to be me?""Maybe that's because you are good at Killing people, boss. " Bloom shrugs. Duke stops and studies him. " Is that supposed to make me feel better or something?" Duke asks. " Sorry boss. "" This has to be the only one, Bloom." He warns. "Any more of this and I will have to kill you. "" Got it, boss. " Bloom apologize. " I am gonna be here a few minutes before nine tomorrow. "" Good." He grunts. " Now, leave. "Duke turns and walks into the house. His elegant house was the one thing he missed while he was in Dunville. Each time he has to pretend as if he is not one of the richest men in the county, he remembers the luxurious home that he left behind. Gwen is watching the television from the kitchen door and that'
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Melody? No. He can't bring Melody to a meeting, she doesn't even want to see his face at this point. " I'm sorry, sir, but I don't think that my wife will be able to make it. " Duke quickly says. " She is kind of busy at the moment, traveling for work."" I am sure that she will make out time to attend such a huge party at that. " He insists. " Who knows? She might meet potential business partners while at it." He doesn't wait for Duke to answer to the remark he has made, he is leading him to the door. " I will see you at the party. And your wife too.""Goodbye, Mister president. " Duke smiles as he leaves. Under that smile are jaws clenched as hard as steel. Bloom stands up from where he has been seated and then he walks up to Duke. Duke is already leaving, so he is behind him as they both walk out. They get to the car and Bloom opens the door for Duke before hopping into the driver's seat. Bloom reverses the car and drives out. " How did it go, boss?" Bloom asks. " You guys
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He ends the call on her and she can't even believe it. He called and just went on to talk about Duke without even asking if she is fine. She had to go back to work within weeks of her father's death and all he cares about is that she listens to the phony she got married to.She picks up her phone again and calls Duke. He knows what he has done and what he has put her through and that's why he picks up at the first call. " You know, I underestimated just how far you were willing to go for this. " She points out. " Good job. "" I am sorry, Melody, but I didn't have another choice. " He defends himself. " You weren't listening and I told you it's important. "" And the first thing you thought to do was to call my grandfather?" She fires. " Melody, he is the only one that you listen to. " " You know, this just makes you hate me even more. "" That's totally fair, I get it, but I promise that it will be worth it. You haven't told me what you want. "" I don't want nothing from you, D
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Duke shuts his eyes as he feels the pain going from his cheek to every part of his body. He inhales sharply and looks at her, there is absolutely nothing that he can do to her. " Nice to see you too, Melody. " He says. " I don't know why you would want to slap me though. "" Why not?" She shrugs. " You dragged me here by my teeth, didn't you?"She hasn't forgiven him for calling her grandfather and him ordering her to come. Duke rubs his cheek some more and turns to Bloom who is now as white as a ghost. " Come on, in. " He sighs. She walks behind him and he walks to the door, he opens it for her and walks her into the house. " I think I am going to wait in the car. " Bloom points. " I think I am going to get some work done here. "Duke shrugs as he shuts the door. Melody is with her hands folded and she is looking around, but not in an impressive way. " Have a seat. " He gestures. " I have to put on my clothes, we leave in a few minutes. "Gwen walks into the room and she freez
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Tonya is finally going to go home. After a few months of hiding away in an orphanage, she is finally going back home to her family. Duke being too busy with the new government, won't be able to take her home. Eden is given this task and she is the best option given that Tonya is closest to her. So with a huge number of military escorts, they are on their way to Padre island. Eden is sitting beside Tonya in the private plane. Tonya is asleep beside her and she has her head on Eden's lap. Eden gently strokes her head as she keeps her eyes on the white clouds. She has recovered over the week, but she never attended Ansel's burial. The plane has a limited number of passengers, but it's full. She and Tonya are the only civilians here and Eden feels safe. None of the soldiers here are corrupt, all the corrupt ones have been sacked and it was like a cleansing for the whole army. The pilot soon announces that the plane is getting ready to land, and they have come to their destinat
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Mister Jimmy looks scared, but he manages to keep himself composed. Eden still has the gun pressed on his head. " That's a very complicated question, do you want to sit down?" He offers. "No." She grunts. " Get talking."He glances over to his son's wife who is totally horrified. "I'm going to call the police!" She screams as if Eden is supposed to scare off the police. " Yeah, you do that." Eden scoffs. " Your father-in-law is supposed to be in jail anyway." " Miss Eden, if you can just tell me what this is about." He begs. " We don't have to settle it this way." " You heard my question, start to answer!" She fires at him, she is losing her patience little by little. "Okay, okay, okay." He gulps down the air. He looks at his son's wife and gives her a nod. She reluctantly goes up the stairs and they are left alone. She lowers the gun and he breathes out in relief. " I'm not dropping this for too long if you don't start talking." He nods and adjusts his seat. " Miss Eden
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Now that he has sent the gun in her hand he knows that she isn't joking. His hands are raised in surrender as he backs away into his seat, the one he was sitting on. Eden has managed to cut the tape around her hands and now she is the one with the gun. " You know that the other guy is just outside, right?" He reminds her. " I could whistle right now and you are done for."" Go ahead, do it." She dares, poking the gun against his forehead. " If I don't blow your fucking brains out." He laughs, he behaves so much like Ansel that it kind of creeps her out. Eden has her eyes on him and her ears opened to listen whenever someone walks in. Felix's eyes are boring through her, he is like reading through what is going through her mind. " I get it now." He sounds defeated. " You are a lot smarter than we thought."Eden tilts her head, it's now her turn to smile at him. " It took you a while to get it right, didn't you?" She mocks. " I see what's going on here." He nods. " Your brother
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Eden is on the ground, her eyes are shut and she has no consciousness of what has happened to her. The one who has hit her looks up as Ansel stares at him. " I'm sorry, boss." He apologizes. " She was going to cause trouble for us."The other one appears from the front door, he looks at his partner. " It's a good thing you got her when you did, Nate." He nods at him. He who she just entered now is Felix. He has worked for Ansel for a long time and even with his father before. He is close to Ansel and unlike the rest, he has a way to get Ansel to listen to him. " Felix, you got him up to it?" Ansel turns to him, not very happy. " I told you I was going to handle it."" I'm sorry, but you could have taken care of her if you wanted a long time ago." Felix looks down at her. " The fact that she is still alive is enough to tell that you needed a push."He looks at Nate, who looks as if Ansel is going to kill him for what he has done. " Tie her up with duct tape." He instructs. " The
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**BREAKING NEWS**** The whole country is in a state of confusion as much evidence has been released against the president and some members of the government and top military. He has been forced to resign and the vice president has just been sworn in.**** Many arrests have been made to link some top businessmen that have been in dubious dealings with the president. **Eden is watching the news from her bed. She takes the remote and turns the volume even higher, she wants to hear all she can. Duke wasn't kidding when she told him that there will be a cleansing. It has been just a few days later and it has come to pass just as he had promised her. She sits in her bed, biting her nails as she tries to concentrate on the images on the screen and what they are saying. ** The new president, as an act of transparency, has released the names of those arrested.**Eden holds her breath as the names appear on the screen. The military officers first, there are a whole lot of them, including
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Eden can't believe that this is about to happen. It feels like she has just heard that the rapture is about to come. " When was this decided?" She asks Logan. " I don't know. " He answers truthfully. " Duke just told me what I have told you and that's all I know."Her heart is going crazy. Yes, she wants for the evil among Mafia to end, but she doesn't want Ansel to go down with them. " I have to tell Ansel." She says to herself. " I can't let him fall with the rest."She is already walking away when Logan catches her hand and stops her. "I'm sorry, I can't let you do that." He apologizes. " So you expect me to stand still and watch Ansel get destroyed?" She is agitated. " Let go of me!" She is pulling attention towards them and he has no choice but to pull her to a secret part of the building. She shrugs him off violently. "Listen to me, you have to listen to me." He implores her. " We both should be grateful that Duke saved us from getting caught in the net. Telling Ansel
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He was going to be here tonight, she knew and had prepared for that. He has been ignoring her all these weeks, but she hasn't done anything to get his attention. She didn't come here with the intent to get to speak to him, no she came for the meeting and she was going to leave afterward. Now he has entered the room with a lady she has never seen, and she is trying her best to keep cool with it. It would have been better if that was just it, but that lady was having her hands all over him and she started to find it hard to breathe. She didn't take herself to be a very hard kind of person, who gets jealous easily, but here it is. She struggles not to let her jealousy show as he walks to the table. He has a blank look on his face and acts as if Eden is not in her seat. The lady on the other hand seems to be so drilled that she can't stop smiling, it's like this is the best thing that has ever happened to her, this was the sole reason for her existence and coming into this world.
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After a long drive, Duke returns home. It's kind of a relief because he is living alone, without those soldiers around to scare him anymore and it comes in quite handy now that he has his own tiny family. He steps out of the car with the crunchies and walks to the house. " Hello, I'm home." He announces loudly. Melody appears from the kitchen with a spatula in her hand and an exhausted look on her face. " Oh God, your back." She wipes sweat from her eyebrow. " Didn't know you would be back so quickly."" I had luck on my side, I found it." He lifts it up for her to see and her face lights up in delight. They walk towards each other and he gives it to her as she places a kiss on the side of his cheek. That was a tease, she kisses him on his lips and he giggles, he is delighted. " I would go out and scavenge for other crunchies if you would kiss me again." She laughs, he is funny when he wants to be. "Oh, I won't do that to my husband." She shakes her head. " But here is anot
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Eden hasn't been confused like this in a long time. Ansel hasn't called her since he asked her to leave his house and also she has been too scared to try to call him too. That doesn't mean that hasn't been thinking about what happened in his house, the confrontation, and how she blurted out that she loves him. She might have imagined it, but it's possible that he got kind of scared about what she said because then he refused to speak to her again. Ansel might be madly crazy, but she didn't lie. It might have been just sex and fooling around for him, but she fell for him a long time ago. That's why has ignored every sign that proved to be a red flag in him. She is still hoping that he is going to give up his bad side. She doesn't want to think of him ending up like the bad guys in movies, she hates it. This had led her to some kind of depression and that's why she is still in her room when it's almost midday. She hasn't gone out of her room and she has canceled all meetings tha
