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
Duke rubs the bridge of his nose and runs his hand through his silk black hair. There are soldiers, standing in attention to him, their general. As he walks past them, they all salute. He doesn't give them any attention as he jumps right into the SUV that is waiting for him. The door is shut behind him and the convoy starts to move. Apart from the Driver, someone else is in the front seat, it's Bloom, his faithful assistant. " Good morning, boss." Bloom greets. " The plane is going to leave as soon as we get on it. " " That's good, Bloom. " Duke looks out of the window. He is going back to the God-forsaken city that he holds so many bad memories of. Dunville, the city that took his family away from him. It has been five years now, but it seems like yesterday. He has been in the army all these years and he has proven himself and now he is a general, the greatest one the country has seen, the most powerful one that has brought them so much victory. His name brings fear to the hea
Melody's panic grows in her chest. She looks around, there is nowhere to run to. She has been a fool and has believed that this total stranger would help her and now this? She is so going to die, he is going to rape her and kill her afterward. He holds her and moves her to the bed and that's when she bursts into tears. "Please, don't hurt me. " She begs. " You said that you would help me. " " That's what I am trying to do, sweetheart, why won't you let me?" She doesn't see how her getting on a bed is going to his mind tends to her wound and so she doesn't stop trying to free herself. He holds her down with one of his hands and takes off his belt very easily. She starts to sob, she doesn't have any strength left as he ties her hands with his belt. The belt acts as a string rope and she stops moving so much. He takes a look at her gown, there is no way he would be able to take this off her easily, she is being such a rebel. He rolls his eyes and proceeds to tear her c
" Didn't you say that you would do anything to get your face back?" He asks. " I have made your dream come true, now marry me. " Melody looks shocked. Her eyes move quickly. From the face is the handsome man that is looking at her and then away. She doesn't know what to think of this. " You don't want to?" Duke asks. " You don't think I am good enough to be your husband?" Is he kidding right now? He is so gorgeous that she started to have weird dreams about him now, he is every woman's dream. He took care of her while she recovered and she has kind of started to fall in love with him too. He is the definition of a good husband. She walks towards him and slowly touches his face. Now she can admire him without thinking of her own ugliness, it's gone. " Marry me, Melody. " He repeats. "Okay. " Fuck it. He is the only one who has been able to come up with a solution to her long problem and for that, she is going to marry him. **** Melody had no idea that marriage could be done so
Melody is mad at her for the way he handled this with her grandfather and she doesn't speak to him as they walk to the car. She shuts the door so loudly when she gets it that Duke turns around and frowns at her. " You are fully aware that this is the only car that we have, right?" He asks. " How could you be so naive?" She laments with anger. " He was baiting you and you took it like a fucking fish!" Duke knows sheis angry and he just starts the car and drives out of her grandfather's old mansion. Her eyes are outside and her head is supported by her hand, it's obvious that she is trying to think of a way out of this mess. " I have friends. " She sighs. " If I beg them well enough they might lend us the money. It will take us decades to pay back but at least I have my face now, and I can work well. " " You aren't taking any loan from your friend. " He tells her. " Oh, Mister genius. " She raises her hands helplessly. " Do you have thousands of dollars bills stacked somew
Duke stands up angrily and walks out of the office even though Melody is screaming for him not to. He walks down the hall and ignores the look that he is getting because of the angry snare on his face. He keeps walking until he looks up and sees one of the bank workers walking toward him. He looks timid, or maybe she is just a really shy person. He caves in towards her and she stops in her tracks and takes a few steps back as if she is scared of him. " Can you please point me in the way of the bathroom?" He requests. She nods and points at the fourth floor from them. He nods and thanks her, walking towards it. He turns the knob and shuts it behind him. He hits the door and grunts, trying so hard to swallow all his anger. He walks around, kicking the doors open to make sure that he is alone and he is. He takes out his phone and dials Bloom's number, Bloom is always at his service so he picks it up at the first ring. " Boss, it's all fine?" Bloom inquires. " Di
An angry Duke pulls the manager up to his feet and drags him by the collar back into the office. Melody is confused, she doesn't know what to do. She saw some of the workers making phone calls and she knows that she is going to be in trouble and her husband too. She doesn't want Duke to get arrested because her family is going to mock both of them. She walks into the office and shuts the door and presses her face against it as she breathes through her mouth, she has never been more scared in her whole life. Mister Maxwell has found his way to his sit and is groaning in pain as he wipes the blood from his nose and tries to sniff the rest back in, where they are supposed to be. " You stupid, jerk!" He curses at Duke. " Just wait until the police come and take you away. You are going to rot in jail for the rest of your life. " Duke is angry at this man's audacity to still speak to him with such disrespect and so he grabs him by his neck and bashes his head into the table. Th
Guns are scary and enough to make anyone recoil in their shells, but not Duke. He has been handling guns for some years now and they are nothing but toys in his hands. The only thing is that he doesn't like that they are making Melody shake so much. He frowns and puts his hands around her and pulls her closer to him, they dare not point it in her direction. "We got news that someone was assaulting another here. " The first police point the gun around. " Who is that?" Duke rolls his eyes and shifts in his seat. " That would be me. " He waves his hand. " Any problem with that?" "No!" Melody shrieks. He can't help but laugh. Was she expecting him to deny it or something? The president stands up and draws their attention to him. He has this tired look on his face like he can't take any more of the drama that keeps popping up all the time. "Look, it was a mistake and you wouldn't want to arrest him, trust me. " He sighs tiredly. The policemen drop their guns and turn to look a