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A Difference

Author: JacqueAuthor
last update publish date: 2025-12-13 22:19:17

HAZEL

I don’t even have the strength to do my usual bedtime routine. I pull on the teddy pyjamas and crawl under the covers. The last thing I want is another conversation.

Of course, when Angela comes back, she lightly touches me. I stir up and give her a look that clearly says, 'Don't push me.'

She sets a tray on the nightstand. “I brought you some soup. Eat it, it’ll make you feel a lot better.”

I want to be mad at her. I do. But I end up crying again.

Angela places the bowl on my lap, adjust
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    HAZEL The thought made my chest ache again.No. I wasn't thinking about him. Not when I was finally free of him and his hold on me. I started walking even faster this time, trying to outrun my own thoughts and determined to finally reach the place I had been longing to be, the man I had been longing for.The farther I got away from the mansion, the better I felt. I could feel the chains that had been holding me back, releasing one after the other and it felt freeing.Suddenly, a light appeared through the trees And I froze as my entire body locked up. For one terrifying second, I thought it was them.... The Morettis. Probably Luca had played another mind game on me again Or maybe it was Axel himself. Maybe he had found out I had escaped and he had come for me. I thought someone had realised I was gone and they had come to drag me back again.The phone immediately lit up a few seconds after while I was panicking. My hands trembled as I answered."Harris?""Yes, it's me, baby."My bre

  • THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS    Freedom

    HAZEL Luca must have convinced Amanda to get me out of here somehow, or maybe he just threatened her. Maybe he was the one hurting her all along... Of course, how did I not notice? Since Luca is Axel's consigliere, he is one of the few trusted people who knows about the secret path out of the estate. Of course, he's the one who got me here so he can have me to himself, when no one knows where I am and he can exact his revenge."Oh, Go!" I whispered.I was panicking.... I felt tears about to flow when I heard movement. Something moving through the darkness, snapping branches and rustling leaves. I felt he was coming for me. Without any hint of a direction, without even knowing what the hell I was doing, I just started running.That's when the phone lit up. I looked at it and I saw an incoming call. I stopped without thinking and picked up the call, nervously wondering whose voice it was going to be on the other side..... I half expected it to be Luca's smug voice as he laughed at me

  • THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS     A Huge Mistake

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  • THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS    The Dark

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  • THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS    Spice Things Up

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  • THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS    Affected

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