Semua Bab THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS : Bab 231 - Bab 240

HAZEL I stood there for a few seconds longer, staring after them as they disappeared down the staircase. The sound of Vasilisa's laughter echoed through the hallway, and it grated on my nerves. It made me so damn angry that the two of them had been making fun of me, that Cara had been listening in, and that Vasilisa had threatened me for their amusement. At first, when I met Cara, I thought she was cool, how could I have been so stupid?I was angry at myself. Angry that I kept misinterpreting people, kept misunderstanding every Moretti. Because all of them were the same, weren't they? Cut from the same cloth.I was done, I was finally done. Done with all of them. Done with Vasilisa, Done with Cara and Done with the Morettis. I was done with whatever weird game everybody seemed to be playing against me while I was the only one who didn't know the rules.I slowly went back into my room and closed the bedroom door behind me, leaning against it. The room suddenly felt too small and too s

HAZELI touched every surface behind me. Every inch and every corner I could find..... Nothing.My breathing became faster, Louder. The darkness felt suffocating, like it was pressing against my skin. I swallowed hard and forced myself to stop moving. Think. Just think. Panicking wasn't going to help. I closed my eyes before realising how stupid that was because everything was already black.I laughed once. A nervous, hysterical little sound. Then I took a deep breath and another. Slowly, my heartbeat began to settle.Amanda had risked approaching me.Amanda had risked asking about Harris.Amanda had looked terrified.She hadn't looked like someone leading me into a trap. She had looked like someone trying to help. Right?The doubt remained, but it was enough. Enough to stop me from completely losing my mind. I carefully reached into my sleeve and unfolded the map again. Of course, I couldn't see it. Not in this darkness. I cursed under my breath.Then I noticed it..... A faint glow.

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

HAZEL I looked down at our joined hands and I was reminded that Harris was here, Harris had come for me, Harris had found me. Everything I had wanted for months was finally happening. Everything I had dreamed about during those endless nights trapped inside that mansion was finally real.I was free, I was with the man I loved and I was leaving all of that madness behind. So why did my chest still feel tight? Why did it feel like a part of me was still back there? We kept driving for so long. At some point, exhaustion finally caught up with me. Harris pulled me closer to him and draped his jacket over my shoulders."Get some sleep, baby," he murmured softly.I didn't even argue. For the first time in months, I wasn't sleeping with one eye open. For the first time in months, I wasn't wondering who was watching me or wondering what Axel wanted. I was just tired. So tired.I guess I drifted off because the next thing I knew, sunlight was hitting my face. I blinked slowly and opened my e

HAZEL I wanted to go straight to bed, but I was feeling kind of sweaty and achy from running through the forest and staying in the car for what felt like a whole day. So I decided to walk into the bathroom, take a much-needed pee, and then shower.I knew Harris had thought about everything when I walked into the bathroom. I had my favourite shampoo and that brand of loofah and soap I always bought. He had even put a brand-new toothbrush there for me. I couldn't help but smile.I brushed my teeth. I took a shower. I dried off and then walked toward the closet and froze. There were my clothes. And when I say my clothes, I mean my clothes. The clothes I had before Axel had taken me from my life.The moment I saw them, tears started springing into my eyes. This was my dress, I remembered buying it with my friends. I remembered the first time I wore it And those jeans. Oh my God, I missed those jeans.I just stood there clutching the clothes to myself, holding them tightly against my ches