Chapter 16 : Old and New Foes

Eden's POV "What are you doing here… J—Jack?!" My longtime boyfriend is leaning against the towering foyer of the front porch, holding a bouquet of red and white roses that look too expensive for him to afford. I step outside and shut the door behind me, seeing Mason rustle around for a gun or his phone; I don't wait to see which one he pulls first. "What are you doing here?" I gasp, confused. "How did you know where—" He motions to the hoard of matching black SUVs in the driveway. "Had a little bit of help tracking you down, Eden. I just wanted to see if we could talk, sweetheart." He shoves the roses into my hands, and I want to smile at the gesture, but I can't. We've been together for years, and he still doesn't know that my favorite flowers aren't roses at all. I guess it's a bigger step than he's used to. I shouldn't defer to my standards when it comes to Jack Ward. "We have nothing to talk about," I groan, setting the bouquet on the ground. "Last time we saw each o