A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 1392

Eleanor, with the quiet resolve of one who cannot bear to face the heartache of departure, left her words hanging in the cool morning air as she took a step back and turned away.

Other expectant mothers glowed with a hearty roundness, but Eleanor, even in pregnancy, seemed frail, as if a gentle breeze might topple her.

Bernard watched her fragile silhouette retreating, his heart aching so fiercely that he could no longer contain himself. He called out her name, his voice trembling with emotion, “Eleanor.”

At the sound of his quavering voice, Eleanor’s pace slowed, but she did not turn around. She was waiting for him to say, “Let’s go together, but the words

never came.

“I’ll come back with the might of the Siren Organization. Don’t stay in Area Opaca, it’s too dangerous,” he said instead.

With those words, Eleanor’s hope sank. She nodded slightly, then without looking back, quickened her steps toward the entrance of the District A mansion.

This time, Bernard didn’t call out to stop her. No matter how much he wanted to, he simply couldn’t. Because he knew as long as he left, Yates wouldn’t harm her.

let Eleanor walk away without looking back. Sensing his reluctance, Eleanor paused after a few steps, turned around, and faced him

are two things I forgot to tell you,” she said with a steadiness that belied her turmoil. “The Siren Organization was founded before you were born, back then it

fact that its members once kill my grandmother. You might find

as Darkness-existed long before his birth? But Mr. Penrod had told him that

Penrod had been deceiving him all along. But why? Why

could sort through the onslaught of information, a helicopter swooped in, landing in front of

you to Thailand. Let me escort you,” the man said.

must have

his rage and heartache, Bernard stepped into the

the chopper ascended, Eleanor, who thought she had no tears left, found them cascading down her cheeks. She stepped out of the mansion, gazing up at the quickly receding

her tear-blurred vision, she thought she saw Bernard inside the helicopter, turning slightly, his

speck amid the canopy of trees until she vanished from sight. Only then did Bernard look away, his eyes cold and resolute, focused on the

to drug him or fear his return for vengeance. Whether it was audacity or another ploy, Bernard

his head for Caleb, and avenge the members lost in the biohazard zone. Regardless of Mr. Penrod’s deceit, Bernard vowed to slay as many of Area Opaca’s puppeteers as necessary to honor the

suppressing the pain of losing Eleanor, Bernard relaxed his tense and sore body, leaning against the helicopter’s interior, his gaze icy and

feed, Yates knew Bernard’s declaration of vengeance