Free Web NovelChapter 43: Model / 6.7 : Death sentence
When all the candidates had dressed for the photoshoot the host informed:
"They will be multiple animal trainers to assure the animals and your safety."
Eden leaned back on his chair watching the candidates struggling to get at least one usable picture with the animals to be scored on. When it was his turn he stood in front of the white backdrop and looked at the animal trainer coming with the white wolf. He looked beautiful, Eden felt like he looked similar to Shenzhi the only difference was that he had blue eyes. His fur was like fresh snow too, pure and unsullied.
The animal trainer had him on a leash. She explained:
"As long as he has the leash on he’ll be calm and docile."
Eden nodded and took it. He stood in the middle simply looking at the camera. When he had enough pictures he knelt in front of the wolf, he met his eyes and the wolf looked back.
Everyone felt stressed seeing their proximity, but it quickly turned into panic when Eden took the leash off. The trainer immediately ran to them but she sopped stunned when Eden petted the wolf. The wolf even lowered his head to give Eden better access. Everyone was just as stunned but Kalel was eerily calm like he knew Eden wouldn’t get hurt. Eden sat cross-legged and ordered:
"Give me your paw."
Everyone watched incredulously as the wolf gave him his paw as if he understood him. He ordered pointing at the camera.
"Look that way."
The wolf followed his order and everyone stood in place dumbstruck. Eden looked at the stunned the photographer:
"Take pictures."
The photographer woke up and he kept taking pictures. Eden put the leash back on and handed it to the animal trainer. He then looked at the pictures satisfied. He went back to the white wolf, he caressed and kissed him.
"Thank you for your help."
Everyone looked at them still as stunned as before, they could feel Eden’s love for the wolf. Eden stood up and reluctantly let the wolf go.
It was now Astrid’s turn but her eyes were on Eden. She knew that the only way to win is to be photographed with a cat but she has a stupid owl. When the trainer came she felt like stomping on it. She stood in place as the animal trainer put the owl on her arm. She felt ridiculous, she was being reduced to a tree branch. The trainer warned:
"Be careful of its talon."
Astrid nodded with a fake smile. She moved her arm as far from her as possible. As the photographer shot, she felt awkward. You could see how uncomfortable she was and it didn’t look natural.
She asked the trainer:
"Can you put it on my shoulder?"
"I can."
When she put it on her shoulder she ignored the fact that that beast’s claws were so close to her face and smiled. As she kept posing she felt more comfortable. She violently pushed the owl off of her shoulder when it started to flap its wings. The owl immediately flew away because of the force of the push. She looked at it fly above her head with disdain. Multiple trainers tried to reach for it but the owl seemed unwilling to come down.
He was circling above the set which made it impossible to resume shooting. Eden stood up and looked at it. One of the trainers said:
"You should take a seat until we are done."
Eden ignored him and started to make a noise. Everyone felt like he was being rude by shushing the trainers, also why did he have to add weird whistling at the end?
When the owl followed the sound and stood on Eden’s arm they were surprised. Eden caressed it with a smile. The trainer was amazed.
"I can’t believe you can replicate an owl’s call."
Eden said still caressing it:
"I watch a lot of documentaries, I love animals."
Eden gave the owl back and the trainers thanked him, they felt like he missed his calling.
Astrid was trembling in anger, he already has a ton of fans now it will be worst. She needs to ride on his coattail or she’ll be eliminated next. She took a breath and walked to Eden, he was looking at the owl being taken away seemingly disappointed. She smiled gratefully.
"Thank you for your help, Eden."
Eden said:
"You don’t have to thank me, I only did what anyone would and I didn’t want it to get more hurt."
Astrid’s face redden in anger but she held it in remembering her goal.
"He startled me I didn’t mean to push him like that."
"If you say so."
Eden went back to take his seat. First, he makes her look like a saboteur now everyone will think that she abuses animals. Wasn’t it enough that she had to have that goddam owl on her? She looked at Ezra for support but his eyes were on Eden as usual. She left furious to get changed.
Kalel took a seat next to Eden after his turn and pulled him in his embrace. Eden looked up with a frown. He doesn’t even have to look at Gege to see how he feels, the second he held him he knew he was worried.
"What’s wrong my love?"
Hearing that term of endearment Kalel’s concern immediately faded as he looked at Eden with a bright smile.
Eden looked away with a slight blush. Since the previous universe, he had this habit of calling Gege that. He was so used to it that it slipped out. When he felt his face cooling down he asked:
"What’s wrong?"
Kalel looked at him for a few seconds not sure if he should say something, he doesn’t want Eden to know that he loves him or he’ll get scared. Eden just met him but that’s not his case, the second he saw him at that audition photoshoot he fell for him. Eden held his chin and looked at him threateningly.
"Be careful, I don’t want you to get sucked in when it comes to Astrid and Ezra."
Eden kissed his cheek then he met his eyes with a smile.
"I won’t I already told you what I want, trust me."
Kalel looked into his eyes and nodded. Eden asked blinking his enchanting blue eyes:
"Are you jealous?"
Kalel narrowed his eyes, and Eden chuckled. Kalel’s eyes softened hearing his melodious laugh. He pulled Eden closer and watched the rest of the candidate’s photoshoot.
Enders Arman was in his office working when someone knocked.
"Come in." freeweɓnøvel.com
When he saw his assistant’s nervous look he frowned.
"Does Kalel want to change something again?"
"N-no sir he wanted you to have this tape, he said he won’t air it on today’s episode and that he’ll make sure all the tapes are destroyed if that’s what you want."
Enders took the tablet and played the tape when his assistant left. He looked at the entire video expressionlessly. When it ended his eyes narrowed dangerously.
After making a phone call he watched the video again. There’s no way she dared to keep his son from him he doesn’t believe it. He’ll burn everything she cares about to the ground if it’s true. He decided to watch all the episodes of Modeling Atom while waiting for the results. Two minutes were left on the last episode when someone knocked.
"Come in."
The assistant came in, handed him the envelope, and left. Enders opened it and looked at the results.
He put it back on his desk and grabbed the first thing he saw and smashed it to the ground.
"That bitch!"
Not only did Erin keep from him that Eden is his son but she made his life a living hell. His entire body trembled in rage. He had to send someone to secretly get a strand of hair out of Eden’s brush from his room to perform a DNA test and it matched. Not only is he going to make sure Erin ends up with nothing but he’ll kill Dawson for raising a hand on his son. When he heard another knock he howled:
"Whoever it is leave!"
Instead of leaving the person came in and took a seat in front of the desk.
"Are you okay?"
"Are you fuckin kidding me? How can I be okay?"
Kalel said:
"You know the truth now and it’s not too late to have a relationship with Eden if that’s what you want."
Enders sighed. The fact that Eden was never going to tell him makes his heart ache but he knows that the pain he feels is nothing compared to Eden’s. Like a fool, he always felt like Erin was the one who got away, this is one of the reasons he never married. He believed that she was the one but all she cares about is money.
She just wanted someone rich and she was more than willing to lie about her pregnancy. Not only is he going to take his son back he’ll destroy them.
"They’re dead both of them."
"I advise you not to lay a hand on Erin and Dawson."
"Why? Eden has no relation with them anymore."
"I know but he wants to be the one to deal with them."
Enders looked at Kalel surprised. The picture that people who watch the show get of Eden is that of someone sensitive but who keeps it hidden behind this confident persona. They feel like he uses that as a shield because of how his parents treated him and they can’t help but feel protective toward him
He asked:
"Are you sure he wants them to pay?"
Kalel chuckled.
"Trust me Eden is more like you than you think."
He’s known Ender for two years now and they instantly became friends. He’s ruthless and strong-willed, everything he sets his mind to he does and Eden is the same. Hearing that Enders smiled, he likes that his son is similar to him it makes him feel like all this time Eden had a part of him.
He ordered:
"Fire Arnarv and I’ll take his place as one of the judges."
Kalel nodded, over the years Enders helped him more than once he owes him. He also wants him to bond with Eden, he saw the tape he could tell Eden wants a relationship with him too. He looked at Enders surprised when he said:
"Don’t destroy the tape, I’ll tell you when to release it."
"Ok."
Erin looked at the tv frustrated.
"Astrid is useless."
Dawson smiled.
"I already released her from her contract, she’ll only bring us bad publicity when she is eliminated. Everyone hates her and if that wasn’t enough she’s now being called an animal abuser because of that incident with that owl."
Erin stood up and paced frustrated. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"I know that Ezra getting closer to Eden is helping him but with the way things are going Eden is sure to win."
Dawson pulled his wife’s hand and she sat next to him.
"I know you want to destroy Eden but it has to wait right now."
"What do you mean?"
"You’ve seen how popular he is, that clip of him with that white wolf and saving that owl is trending. We have to get everything we can get out of him before we destroy him."
Erin shook her head:
"No I don’t want him around I told you I want him gone for good."
"I know but don’t you want Grey Modeling to be the best agency in the country? We’ll sign him at the agency and pretend to feel remorse for him once they reach the third challenge and they invite family members. You know how desperate Eden is to have someone who loves him, he’ll forgive us and we’ll convince him to sign with Grey Modeling on tv so the whole country knows we represent him. Once we squeeze him for everything he is worth I’ll kill him myself I swear."
When he said the last sentence Erin’s eyes shone brightly. She kissed him heavily then pulled back.
"Okay, I’ll pretend if I get to see him die."
Dawson chuckled.
"You will. We’ll just pretend a little then we won’t have to see him ever again."
Eden signed his death sentence the day he decided to participate in Modeling Atom, if anything it’s his fault. Erin smiled viciously.
