Se connecterHAZEL Then Axel continued typing again.“You overthink too much,” he replied.That wasn’t an answer..... Which meant it was a yes. Something warm and strange twisted in my chest.Like he knew I would come looking for him.Like he was ready for me.Like he thought about me.And maybe that was the moment that Axel saw the hopeful look in my eyes....or maybe he just saw me smiling and decided he didn’t want me to, because then he added flatly,“When Cassio isn’t home, I always know I’m not getting any sleep. That was for me.”Just like that, the feeling crashed as Cold water poured all over me. I quickly shoved whatever emotions I was starting to feel back down where they belonged.How dare he? He was so infuriating.One second he pulls me close enough to make me think maybe there’s something real between us, and the next he reminds me exactly who he is.I sat down slowly on the couch, pulling the blanket onto my lap while glaring daggers at him. Maybe I should m be thankful he did that
HAZEL My confusion deepened when we reached the stairs and he started heading downstairs.“Where are we going?” I asked again, this time more suspiciously because I knew there weren't any bedrooms down here. Not inside the main house anyway. Maybe the staff quarters. Maybe the guards' side. But definitely not here.Still, he said nothing. And the longer he stayed silent, the more nervous I became. I dragged my feet slightly behind him, my mind already spiralling into worst-case scenarios.Maybe he was angry I had even asked to sleep beside him. Maybe this was punishment. Maybe he was about to humiliate me for it.By the time we reached the bottom of the stairs, I stopped walking completely. Axel continued toward the left hallway before finally noticing my footsteps had disappeared. He stopped and looked back at me.“You're not coming?”“Not until you tell me where you're taking me,” I said firmly.That earned me a tired smile.“I thought you trusted me to keep you away from bad guys,
HAZEL I swallow, licking my lips, playing with my hands, looking for a way to say it, finding a better idea.“I don't have all day,” he continues when he sees that I'm not saying anything. “With everything that's happened tonight, I have a lot of work to do. Cassio is still in my territory who knows where, doing who knows what. And I have a lot of shit to deal with, and the last thing I wanna do is deal with your shit right now.”The words hit harder than they should have. Maybe because only a little while ago he had been inside me, holding me like I was something precious. And now he was back to this..... Cold, Sharp and Distant. Like he regretted every second of it.I looked down at my hands, suddenly feeling stupid for even coming here in the first place.“I know,” I said quietly. “I know you didn't ask me to come here.”“Then why are you here?” he snapped immediately.My throat tightened because I was scared. Because after tonight, after the blood and the bodies and the gunshots,
HAZEL I sat silent on the bed, staring at the door long after he left. The room still carried traces of him. His scent. His warmth. The tension he always seemed to leave behind whenever he walked away from me.And somehow that made everything worse. Because no matter how cold or ruthless he was, no matter how much distance he forced between us at the end, I had seen him tonight.Not the Don. Not the ruthless man everyone feared. I had seen a new part of Axel that I had never seen before. Out of control.Angry. Exhausted. Betrayed. And maybe.... just for a moment.....afraid.I hated that I noticed that. I hated even more that I cared. With a frustrated groan, I pulled the sheets tighter around myself before finally forcing my body to move. I stood slowly, my legs still weak, my mind even worse.The mirror across the room caught my reflection as I passed it. My makeup was ruined, my hair was a mess And my eyes, My eyes looked completely different from the girl who had gotten dressed ea
HAZEL That did it.Asher pulled back just enough to look at me. His expression had changed again. Not angry.Not cold. But guarded. Careful. Like whatever had just passed between us wasn’t something he was willing to acknowledge out loud.“It wasn’t supposed to,” he said finally.His voice was lower now. Rougher and Honest in a way he didn’t usually allow.I searched his face. “Then what was this?” I asked.For a second... He didn’t answer. His gaze dropped, then came back to mine And something flickered there. Something real, Something unguarded, before it disappeared again.“Don’t overthink it,” he said.The words were familiar to my ears.I let out a small breath, almost a laugh, but without humour.“You always say that,” I whispered.“Because you always do,” he replied.But this time, it didn’t feel like an argument, It felt like avoidance. Silence settled between us again, but the silence this time, wasn’t the same as before. This one wasn’t sharp, wasn’t tense. It was… uncert
HAZEL We both stare into each other's eyes, as Axel presses his lips with a smile just above my belly button. I moan loudly, wishing he would move faster. I think he’s taking it overly slow on purpose. The swell of my breasts begins to release as they are freed from their confines. Axel leans over giving each one a gentle kiss. My hands slide into his hair with every hope of holding him still. His husky chuckle vibrates against my skin as he sinks lower and lower. He stops at the top of my waistband. His fingers are now in a delicate dance, giving me the impression he’s debating whether he should or shouldn’t remove them. I arch my back up so he can slide them past my hips and down to my thighs. Axel takes the material down a fraction at a time, taking careful, slow movements until he reaches my toes. The cool rush of air in the room sends a chill over my whole body. I reach my hands back to grip the headboard and settle my body deep into the mattress. “I’m all yours,” I whis
HAZELI didn’t pause, not even for a breath. Their voices drifted through the powder room, soft at first, like a secret meant only for the two of them.“Did you see Vasilisa?” the one at the mirror whispered.My pulse spiked. I didn’t know why, but something inside me…clicked. Tightened. I suddenly
AXELI sit back now, putting one leg on top of the other, leaning back on the chair, watching Damien Morozov. I can see the wheels turning in his head as he continues watching me, searching, before he looks at his right-hand man. And then he looks back at me again.He says, “As I told you, you won’
HAZELHe didn’t hug her back, but he didn’t pull away either.His arms stayed rigid at his sides while she smiled up at him...bright, happy, almost childlike. I stared, wondering what their connection was. Siblings? They could be siblings. I didn’t know Axel like that. No sibling had ever shown up
HazelI know I said I wasn’t going to talk to Axel.But how the hell was I supposed to stay silent after this?I pushed myself up off the floor, brushing dust off my palms and shaking with fury.“What is wrong with you?” I snapped at him. “I just fell and you're what...? And how did I even fall?”M







