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Duke can't sleep. He is waiting in the living room for Melody to come back from wherever it is that she had gone to, but hours and hours have gone by and she hasn't come back. He is in the living room, sighing and worrying about her. He has tried to call her, but she won't pick up. He knows that she is mad at him because of Renee's sudden appearance in their lives, but she should at least pick up and let him know that she is fine. Damn Renee, they have been fine all this time and now she is going to ruin his perfect life. After waiting for another hour, he grabs his jacket and heads out of the house. He stops out and is met with the darkness of the night, it's as dark as Renee's heart. He closes the door and throws the keys into his pocket. He hears the sound of a car engine behind him. He turns around to see a cab, Melody steps out of the cab. She walks over to the house and he sighs with relief as he starts to unlock the door, at least she is back. He opens the door, waitin
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It's instinct, Duke jumps out of his sleepy state to save Melody from whatever is making her scream so much. He is forced into the chair back by some strong hands and a thick cloth is pressed over his face. He can't breathe, he can't see, he can't help himself and he still hears Melody screaming for his help. The hands around his neck are thick and masculine, they are trying to squeeze all the life out of him. His military instincts kick in and he tears the hands off his face and throws away the material. The huge man stands back to his feet and tries to grab Duke again, but he bolts away. He grabs the side table and smashes it against the giant man's head. One thing with gigantic people is that they are slow and he uses that to his advantage. With the man now on his knees, it's Duke's turn to strangle him. He works his face, his muscles twitching as the man struggles to free himself. When the man's arms fall limply, Duke drops him to the ground and runs towards the room. He
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Thank God that she is fine and apart from the dislocated shoulder and a little bit of trauma, she is ready to go back home. How is the relationship between them now? They aren't really over the ex-girlfriend part, but at least she thanked him for saving her life. They are quietly sitting in the hospital room, he is half dozing off in his seat. He has been here for over three days now and he hasn't slept even once. He is relaxing back against his chair and his eyes are shut a little as he gives in to sleep. His hand is over Melody's and her eyes are on him. His other hand covers his face. Melody sighs as she watches him and she gives him a light squeeze. " Duke. " She calls. He murmurs softly before his eyes slowly open and he looks at her. " I'm sorry, do you need me to call the nurses or the doctor?" He sits up. "No, I want you to go home." His eyes squint and he frowns. " You are tired, you should rest. "" I'm fine. " He shrugs and leans into his free hand. " You are my p
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Duke tries to drive to the house as carefully as he can because his mind keeps drifting away every now and then. Why does her grandfather want to see him? Whenever her father asks to see him, he gets anxious, but it doubles whenever it's her grandfather. He gets to the house when it's almost night and then he walks straight to the door. He spends some minutes before the bell gets answered. One of the servant girls is the one who answers the door and she gives him a flat look, even the servants here don't consider him to be anyone. " I'm here to see Mister Futterman. " He says. " Is he in?"She nods and widens the door. He walks in and meets Mister Jimmy reading the newspaper, his eyes glancing through the pages. "Good evening, sir. " He greets. Mister Jimmy drops the newspaper and turns to him. "Duke, what took you so long?" He sighs, but at least his voice is not hostile. " I asked to see you hours ago. "Mister Jimmy gestures to the seats and Duke sits in one of them. "I'm
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Duke wasn't going to give in to this greedy man's request, but right now he is seriously considering it. Meetings with the great five? The very people that he has been seeking to bring down to their knees? Of course, he is going to take the deal, he doesn't care what it's going to cost him. " You need a bodyguard because of the meetings with the great five?" Duke tries not to sound excited. " Yes," Mister Jimmy affirms. " You know, a man like me has so many enemies and it's harder when you can tell your friends from your foes. I need someone to protect me in case something happens. "" Something like the faceless man attacking?" Duke tries his hardest not to smirk. " Exactly. That slippery son of the devil has been, but I have a feeling that he is going to sneak up on us very soon again. "Duke bends his head, pretending to be deep in thought or something. " I need someone I can trust for this job and since you are Melody's husband, this is a win for all of us. " Mister Jimmy tr
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Duke walks casually through the reception with his hands in the pocket of his jacket. Bloom is ahead of him, in a suit like always, and he smiles at the receptionist as they walk to the elevator. She blushes like she has just seen the man of her dreams and she beams at him. Bloom goes to the elevator and holds it while Duke walks in too. When Duke is in, he presses one of the buttons and the door shuts. " Looks like you are popular with the ladies now. " Duke looks up. "Um, no sir, it's just that I have been here for a long time. " Bloom pushes his hair back. " She has just gotten familiar with me because she assisted me a lot when I got here. " Duke makes a face and nods like he knows Bloom might be lying, but he doesn't want to get into the story with him. The elevator stops and Bloom leads him out of the place. This is a five-star hotel and even though Duke is used to such luxury, he can't stop looking. Bloom leads him up to one of the doors at the end of the hall and swipe
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Melody is outside in her hoodie when Duke drives in. He has been living with her for months now since they got married and this is the first time that she looks this odd.Her being outside, in his hoodie, with a cup of tea in her hand and this look on her face. It's both a good and a bad sign since their fight because he can't really tell what is going on in her head so much. He stops out of the car and walks to her, he kisses her face. "Hey, babe. " He kisses her. " How are you doing?"She shrugs, but her left shoulder is kind of stiff, it hasn't healed so much. " What are you doing outside?" He asks her and proceeds to open the door. " Just needed some air. " She says. She walks back into the house and he goes after her. The TV is on, a little too loud, and a half-eaten plate of food is on the table. He works quickly, he refuses the volume of the television and then takes the food back to the kitchen and puts a lid over it. She is sitting, staring blankly at the television,
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He is so relieved, this has been what he has been waiting to hear from her for a long time and he is happy that he has come now. She can't hold back her emotions, she tries to breathe well, but the tears keep coming out of her eyes. "Come on, it's okay. " He can't be mad at her forever, he pulls her and encloses his hands around her. She hugs him back, it has been so long that they can't believe how much they have missed each other. " Will you forgive me?" She sniffs. " That was a very stupid thing that did. "" Please don't say that about yourself, and yes, I have forgiven you. " He wipes her eyes and rubs her cheek. " And I should ask for your forgiveness too. I should have told you about Renee. "" I can't believe that I thought you fucked her. " She looks down. " Maybe I should have trusted you even more. " " And I, you. " He smiles. " Now, let's go inside, don't want to give the neighbors something to gossip about. "Still, in the arms of each other, they waddle their way in
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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
