All Chapters of THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS : Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

HAZEL The door shut with a soft click as I walked inside, and the sound… it sounded as if it wasn't made to keep sound out, but to keep something, or someone...in.I stopped just a step inside, my eyes adjusting to the slightly dimmer lighting. The room wasn't small exactly, but it felt enclosed, like it had the purpose of holding people inside temporarily or hiding them.Lisa was already there. She stood near the far wall, arms crossed, one heel tapping impatiently against the floor. The moment she heard the door close behind me, her head snapped in my direction....and just like that, she looked away.The guards stood inside behind me, positioning themselves near the door, silent but unmoving, watching everything without looking like they were watching anything.I swallowed lightly and moved farther into the room, keeping a careful distance between Lisa anand me. I sat down, holding my hands together before I looked at her again and just decided, I guess, to make conversation...to m

HAZEL No one spoke.No one questioned anything as we started towards the darker part away from what looked like the city lights.It was dark. Too dark to see forward, and instinctively, I thought we should be heading toward the light, toward people, toward safety.... But I knew better than to say anything. Every time Cara looked at me, her hand lifted slightly, like a warning for me to shut up.I did.We moved deeper instead. Into the darker side of the building. Toward the back. One of the guards reached a door and forced it open. We stepped through and suddenly, we were at the back of a busy restaurant.People turned and Stared. Some froze. Some quickly looked away. Some pretended not to see anything at all..... And then we were outside. Moving fast.One of the guards didn’t hesitate; he went straight to a parked car and got in, breaking in as if it were nothing.“Get in,” someone said.We did. All of us piled inside and the engine roared to life. Just as we started moving.... A sh

HAZEL The tears blurred my vision, slipping down my face as I forced myself to move, because stopping here, breaking down here, wasn’t an option.Not with Cassio’s threat still hanging in the air.Not with guns still in people’s hands.Not with whatever this was still lingering around us.I got into the car without saying a word. Inside, Cassio and Cara were already talking and making out, like nothing had happened, like we hadn’t just walked through a graveyard.Cara was smiling, her voice light, almost excited.“You were a genius,” she said, her hand on Cassio’s face. “I knew I could trust you. Everything went perfectly.”Cassio smirked, leaning into her touch. “I know, baby. You see, when the two of us work together, what we have is just perfect.""That trap was perfect. They really thought they had us cornered.” Cara laughed softly. “I can’t believe they were stupid enough to fall for it."Cassio kissed her. "The way you got the girls out of there… the way they thought we were di

HAZEL The door was slightly ajar. Light spilt out into the hallway. I knew then that he was inside.I stepped closer and peeked in. And what I saw… wasn’t what I expected. Axel and Cassio stood by the window, both holding glasses of whiskey. They weren’t speaking. They were just… there. Looking out into the night. Silent and Still. Almost peaceful.It was strange. After everything that had happened… after the tension, the fight… They looked like two men who had simply run out of words. I found myself wondering if they had made up or if this was just their way of existing together when everything else had already been said.They hadn’t even changed. Still in the same clothes from earlier, like the night hadn’t really ended for them.“I know, right” The voice came suddenly, right next to my ear.I nearly jumped out of my skin. I turned quickly, clamping a hand over my mouth so Axel and Cassio wouldn’t hear me.“Cara,” I whispered harshly, stepping away from the door. “What are you doin

HAZEL Axel's jaw clenched And then He stepped back like he needed distance. Like staying close was a mistake.My chest tightened and I wanted to say more. I wanted him to tell me more.“Stay in your room,” he said finally, his voice back to that controlled, cold tone. “You don’t go anywhere with those people. You don’t know them.”I didn’t respond. But he didn’t seem to be waiting for one. After all… it was a command, just like every other command from him, wasn’t it?He turned and started walking toward the door. But before his hand reached the knob.... He paused just for a second. I held onto that moment, Held onto the fragile hope that he would turn back. That he would say something more.... Explain, Anything.But then his hand moved toward the knob And before I could think about it,“Wait.” The word slipped out.He froze, Hand still in the air. But he didn’t turn around.“I know there’s a lot going on between you guys… " You and your family,” I said, my voice quieter now, uncerta