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HAZELMy hands clenched into fists at my sides.Behind Kat, I saw one of the men, the one in charge step slightly closer, like he was ready to come after me if she gave the word.I noticed. Kat saw me noticing And she smiled again.“You shouldn’t be here,” she said. “You don’t belong here.”Anger flared through me, sharp enough to cut through the fear.“You don’t get to tell me where I belong,” I snapped. “You’re not....”“Careful,” she interrupted softly. Her voice wasn’t loud. Wasn’t aggressive. But it landed like a warning.“I might be the only reason you’re still alive right now.” she finished off.Silence fell between us. Thick and Heavy. For a moment, we just stared at each other. The ocean roared faintly in the distance as the wind moved through the trees.“Go back inside, Hazel,” Kat said, her voice quieter now, but no less firm. “Before they stop being patient.”My eyes flicked to the men again.They weren’t laughing anymore. They weren’t relaxed either. They were waiting. Th

HAZELA pause as she let her words sink into me. Then,“ Do you know what you are?” she finished off with a question.I didn’t answer. Didn’t move, I could already feel it coming.“You’re not a problem,” she said as her voice dropped Colder. “You’re just a small inconvenience. A stain”Her eyes locked onto mine.“The kind that with the right instrument, can be erased… very easily.”For the first time since I walked into that room, I truly felt it..... I was in danger.This wasn’t just fear or discomfort anymore. This was real. This was a woman standing in front of me, calmly telling me she had thought about killing me, that she could kill me, that I could be erased like I was nothing.My body reacted before my mind could catch up. I instinctively wrapped my arms around myself and stepped back, needing distance from her, needing space, but there was none. My back hit the wall, and I stopped there, trapped, my breath uneven.She noticed. Of course, she noticed, and she laughed. Not lou

HAZELA sharp knock against the door made me flinch.It wasn’t loud But it was deliberate. And that alone made it worse. The last time that the man in charge had come here, he didn’t knock; he just walked in. So why was he knocking now?Why the hell would he knock?My thoughts spiralled, my nerves firing all at once, every instinct screaming at me to be ready, to expect the worst. Before I could even react, the door opened.One of the men from the kitchen stepped inside. Not the man in charge, another one. He was taller. Broader. His face was completely unreadable as his eyes swept over me, quick, sharp, calculating.I straightened instantly, my back stiff, my arms dropping to my sides.“Move,” he said. No explanation. No warning. Just a command.“Where are we....” I started, the words slipping out before I could stop them.Because suddenly, all I could think was that wherever they were taking me… I wasn’t coming back. I had heard enough stories of kidnapping to know that once they m

HAZEL“No…” I shook my head, stepping back, my body going weak. “No....”“The moment I found out,” he continued, his voice steady, “I didn’t question it or think twice. I killed each and every one of them.”Everything inside me dropped. My legs gave out, and I reached blindly for something, anything to hold onto until I hit the sofa and sank onto it, my hands trembling, my breath uneven.“Their… blood is on your hands,” he repeated, “I didn’t kill them,” I said, barely able to get the words out.“You didn’t have to,” he said. His tone was firm and final.And that was it. No explanation. No regret. Nothing.Silence filled the room, and my tears came faster now, no matter how much I tried to stop them. My chest hurt, and my head spun. I couldn’t breathe properly.Five men. Dead. Because of me.Because I walked out.Because I ran.Because I didn’t think.Axel let the information sink in before, he said, “Now sit down.”But I was still crying. Still trying to process what he had just to

HAZELI noticed the cars right away. Several of them, parked under the trees, were hidden well enough that you wouldn’t see them unless you knew where to look. Everything about this place was planned and controlled.We reached one of the cars, and the light flicked on as we approached. The tattooed man got into the front seat without a word. I opened the back door and slid inside, careful of my leg.The door shut, the engine started, and then we were moving. No one spoke. No music played. There was nothing but the sound of the engine and the tyres against the ground. I turned my head toward the window, watching the trees pass by in the dark.I was leaving this place, and I couldn't hide the sadness or the disappointment that came with it. This place was beautiful, and had I not seen the other side of it, it would have been magical. This was the best place I had ever been in my life, and had it not been for Axel, I would have enjoyed it more.But deep down, I knew something else too...