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" Are you okay, Eden?" Bloom asks. His hand is over her back and she loves it up and down. " I'm fine. " She answers with her voice low. He stands up to his feet and helps her to do the same. She isn't injured in any way, but he is covered in his blood. " Jesus, do you need to go to the hospital?" She asks. " You are covered in blood. "He turns his back to her as he tries to wipe off as much of the blood as he can. " It's okay, I'm fine. " He tries to change her mind. " Here, I have a handkerchief. " She takes it out of her pocket and hands it to him. He turns around and tries to take it from her, but she won't give it to him " Hold still." She instructs. She tries her best to wipe the blood from his face while he grimaces in pain. " Aren't you supposed to be a soldier?" She jokes. " Why did you get beat up?"It's a joke and maybe he would have laughed at it any other day, but not when he is still boiling over what happened. He snatches the handkerchief from her and walks t
The Return Of The God of War 142
Bloom is one of those people who are stronger than they actually look. After receiving several blows to the head and neck, he is still walking to the elevator. How many times has she tried to help him, but he has always refused? He staggers a bit as he walks to the elevator and the receptionist won't stop looking at them. Eden looks confused and she clears her throat. She pats Bloom's back and laughs. " I told you not to drink too much, didn't I?" She laughs. " See what a mess you have become. "The look from the receptionist softens and she even gives Eden a pitiful smile. Thanks to God that Bloom plays along and they both get to the elevator. She presses the button and the door closes and she heaves, almost melting to the ground. " What's the time?" Bloom runs his hand through his hair. " Almost midnight. " Eden makes a mental calculation. " At least it was the last time I checked. " " Fuck." He sighs. " Are you going to get into trouble with Duke?" She asks. " Don't wor
The Return Of The God of War 143
Ansel is at the table with over three men and among them is Mister Jimmy Futterman. They are all ex-members of the great five that dispersed with the death of their leader, his father. " Are these the men?" Ansel asks Mister Jimmy. " Yes, Grand Lord. " He bows. " These are men that have been loyal to your father, they have been anticipating the day the brotherhood would rise again like the morning sun."" Hmm. " Ansel is somewhat absent-minded." They are loyal to your father and they have promised to be so with you too." Mister Jimmy assures him. " And what do they have to offer?" Ansel asks. " Pardon?" Mister Jimmy is confused. " Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. " Ansel turns around in his chair and looks at him with a smile on his face. " You don't think that I am just going to allow just anyone into the brotherhood? I want influential men. "" Grand Lord, I am an accountant. " One of them clears his throat. " What can that do for me?" Ansel asks. " I can grant you access to the fina
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The first thing Ansel does is a smirk, even though he wasn't – not even in his wildest dream– expecting Duke, he still has the humor to laugh. " It's you!" He cleans his hair dry. " I was kind of expecting you. "" Of course you were. "" Not to magically appear in my room like a ghost, but I knew you would come for me. " Ansel says. " Not after what I did to your personal assistant. "" I thought you were dumb, but at least you can read signs. " Duke concludes. " Good for you. "Duke takes out a gun from his pocket and places it on the table. Ansel recognizes the gun, it's his. " Now what kind of idiot keeps his gun under his pillow?" Duke can't help but wonder. " The kind of idiot who expects people to come for him through his tightly shut windows. " Ansel gestures and walks to sit on the bed. Duke stands up and casually strolls to him, his hands by his side. He stands in front of Ansel, his hands folded. " What do you want?" Ansel looks up at him. " Seriously?" Duke scoffs.
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Even Bloom turns around, it's a bomb she has dropped right now. Duke drops the bags in his hands to the ground. His eyes are boring through her. " Excuse me?" He squints. " I can't go back with you. " She runs her hand through her hair. " This is where I am supposed to be, I have to look after my mother's estate." " What the hell are you talking about?" Duke yells. " Get into the fucking plane, I don't have the time for this. "" No, you listen, Duke. " She raises her voice, but she sighs and looks down. " I'm sorry, with everything you have done for me, I know that I seem to be ungrateful, but I just want to do what's best for me."" We talk about all of this back home, at Sunville. " He points to the direction of the plane. " That's our agreement. "" I didn't agree with that. " She sounds pained. " You said that to me, the same way you have been barking orders at me. "Duke stops, he knows that yelling back and forth won't solve this. She is right, maybe he hasn't been treati
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She doesn't like the eyes of the men peeling off her clothes in their heads as she waits to see a cab. They look tired and aged from their office jobs, but her body brightens their eyes for a few minutes. She sees a yellow cab in the distance and she waves for it to stop and thankfully it does. " Yellowstone castle. " She gets into the car. " Lady, no one goes to that side of town." He grunts. " What do you want to go there for?"" Can you just drive, sir?" She asks. He silently steps on the gas and the car starts to move again. She leans back and watches the scenery they drive past. " You don't seem to be around here. " He glances at her through the mirror. " I haven't been here for a while. " She answers. " So what's your connection with Yellowstone?" He asks. " The house there belongs to this Mafia godmother, but she died. "Eden looks out of the window, she pretends like she didn't hear his question and she is hoping that he drops it immediately. " She was very controver
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Duke wasn't expecting Melody. He hasn't seen Melody in months and even though he kind of misses her, it was a good thing because he has the time to focus on other issues. Of course, they are cool. He knows that her modeling has been going on well too and that's enough for him. Why has she come to see him after all of these months? Did Ansel find her and cause trouble for her?" Sir. " Gwen pulls him out of his thoughts. " She has been waiting for you for hours. "Duke nods and starts to walk to the door. He stops and turns to her. " Give us a few minutes alone, okay?" He tells her. She nods, she looks like she would have said something to him, but she bites her lips instead. Duke innocently walks into the house and he sees Melody sitting in the living room. She turns around and he sees her face. The angle at which he sees her from the door makes it impossible for him to see her fully, but he can't tell from her face alone that she has changed. " Duke?" She smiles. Even her sm
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It's hard to tell if Melody heard the whole of their conversation, her face is still straight. " Melody..." Duke is trying to act straight and just drop the bottle, but it falls to the ground and spills on the ground. " Bloom, can you give us a minute?" She requests, her eyes not leaving Duke. "Yes, ma'am. " Bloom keeps his eyes on the ground as he leaves, he has prayers for Duke in his heart. Melody shuts the door of the kitchen and turns to face Duke, he rubs his thumb over his nose. " What were you talking about?" She asks. " What?" He bit his lower lip, he is a very bad liar when he is drunk. " Who did you get pregnant?" She asks. This is a trick question because he would lose either way. " Melody, let's just talk about this tomorrow. Okay?" He says. " You need rest. "" Who, did you get pregnant, Duke?" She hits his shoulder. He looks down at the ground. It's so hard for him to openly cry, but if crying would solve this, he won't hesitate even once. " Melody, I'm sorry