LOGIN~~Kai's POV~~She was still hitting my back and yelling when I carried her through the front doors of the mansion."Kai! Put me down right now! I swear to God, if you don't let me go I will scream so loud the whole street hears me!"I walked straight to the living room and dropped her onto the large leather couch. Not too hard, but firmly enough that she bounced once and her dark hair scattered across her face. She shoved it out of her eyes immediately and glared up at me like I had personally ruined her entire life tonight.Maybe I had. But I didn't care.I stood over her with my hands in my pockets and just looked at her. God, she was even more beautiful up close than I remembered from that gala. Those hazel eyes that had haunted me for a year were wild with fury and fear. The way her chest rose and fell so fast. She had no idea how long I’d waited for this moment. Her. Here with me in my space, finally close enough that I could stop imagining and just see.Hazel scrambled up from
I dragged my two heavy suitcases down the long hallway, the wheels making a sad sound against the marble floor. Every step away from that house felt both freeing and terrifying. I had no plan. I had no money. I had nowhere to go. But I kept walking because i couldn’t stay another minute in this shitty house without killing someone. My phone started ringing as I reached the mansion gates. It was my father. I answered with a tired, broken voice. “Dad…” “Hazel,” he said, his tone sharp and impatient. “Come to the house immediately. We need to talk about this divorce situation. You can’t just make decisions like this without consulting the family.” Some small, stupid part of me still hoped they would support me. So I went. The taxi ride to my father’s mansion was one hell of a ride. When I finally arrived, both my father and stepmother were waiting for me in the formal living room. Their faces were cold. Angry. I stood in front of them, still holding the handle of my suitcase like
The next morning came too fast. I woke up with swollen eyes and a heavy heart, but for the first time in three years, I felt relieved, like I could finally be free from this hell. I grabbed the printed copies of the divorce papers, signed my part with a steady hand, and walked straight to Damon’s home office before I could change my mind.My fingers gripped the papers tightly as I pushed the door open.Damon was sitting behind his desk, typing on his laptop. He looked up when I entered. When he saw the papers in my hand, that familiar cruel smirk appeared on his face.“Well, well,” he said, leaning back. “Look who finally grew a backbone.”I placed the papers on his desk. My signature was already there, clear and final.“I want a divorce, Damon,” I said quietly. “I’ve already signed. Just sign yours so we can end this.”He stared at the papers for a second. Then he started laughing, that same mocking laugh that makes my skin prickle. I hate this. I hate him.“Three years,” he said, s
I stood frozen in the middle of the living room as the footsteps got closer. My heart was beating so loud it drowned out everything else. Miss Mia gave me one last worried look before she quietly slipped toward the kitchen, leaving me alone.Damon walked in first.He had his arm around her waist. The same way I had dreamed he would hold me one day. She was laughing softly at something he whispered in her ear. Her blonde hair fell perfectly over her shoulders. She looked beautiful. Happy. Like she belonged here.It really was Melissa.My greedy stepsister.The girl who had grown up with me after my father married her mother. The one I had shared my secrets with. The one I had cried to about Damon for years. She knew everything about me, everything about my life in this loveless marriage.And now she was here in his arms. In our house, as what? His mistress or his new wife?Damon’s eyes met mine across the room and for a second I saw his face flash with something that looked like…Surpr
I answered Damon’s call with shaking hands while still sitting in the car outside the club.“Hello?” My voice came out small.“Where the fuck are you, Hazel?” His tone was sharp and annoyed. “I thought I saw you at the club. Were you following me?”I swallowed hard before replying trying to keep my voice from shaking and betraying me. “Me?... following you? No that wasn't me. I'm still at home.”There was a pause on his end. “Are you sure? I thought I saw someone who looked just like you.”“Well, I already said it wasn't me. It's late…what time are you coming–” But the line went dead before I could finish my sentence.I sat there staring at my phone for a long time. Then I started the car and drove back to the mansion. By the time I pulled into the driveway, my eyes were so swollen I could barely see.The house was quiet when I walked in. Too quiet. Most of the guards weren't home, just the security that watched the house the others had gone out with Damon. I kicked off my shoes and
I couldn’t stay downstairs anymore.After I heard the woman’s laugh at the front door, I locked myself in the guest room and cried until my eyes were swollen. The woman was one of his hook-up girls.Damon never came to check on me. I mean he never did. By evening I was losing my mind, it was past nine o'clock but he wasn't home yet.Where was he?Was he with her?That question kept eating at me until I couldn’t breathe. Part of me was still the worried wife who had spent three years checking if he was safe. The other part just needed to know who this woman was. Who had finally made Damon act like a man in love.So I did something stupid.I got dressed in a simple black dress, grabbed one of the spare cars, and drove to The Velvet Room. The underground club where most of the mafia families handled their business. It was a neutral and dangerous ground. But I knew he went there when he wanted to relax with his friends.The bouncer recognized me immediately. “Mrs. Moretti,” he said with a







