All Chapters of THE DON'S CAPTIVE MISTRESS : Chapter 341 - Chapter 350

HAZEL As footsteps stopped in front of my door, my heart started beating faster as I waited for the knock.I knew it wasn't Angela, not this time, too. It had to be Axel; it had to. So I prepared myself for the knock, but the knock didn't come.Those footsteps just stopped right there in front of my door but never made a move. For so long, I waited, almost eager to wake up and peep through. But time had gone by so fast. I just thought whoever it was had left, and I was probably listening for a knock so much that I didn't hear them walk away.Or maybe my brain had imagined the whole thing. My mind probably made me think I had heard a knock because a stupid part of me foolishly thought Axel would come to me.Realising Axel was not coming, I tossed and turned on the bed, trying to find sleep, trying to get that rest that Angela thought I needed. And I guess I must have dozed for a little while.When I woke up, I felt thirsty, parched and sweaty. I decided to go downstairs to get a glass

HAZEL Axel took his time, staring at me before he nodded slowly. "All right."He walked toward the door, and I told myself not to look at him, not to ask him to stay, and not to reach for him and make things even more complicated than they already were.I had spent too long allowing my feelings for someone else to determine the direction of my life, and I couldn't do that anymore. Not after everything that had happened. Not when I had a chance to build something for myself.I had to deal with this wisely and not make things worse for myself than they already were. I had to pick my battles. I had to move forward after everything that had happened to me. I had to. I yearned for it. I wanted it more than anything.Axel's hand settled on the doorknob."Hazel."I closed my eyes briefly before looking at him."I'm not asking you to repay me for anything. I never have."I swallowed."And I'm not asking you to forget what happened tonight," he continued. "I know things are complicated. I kn

HAZEL This was so hard for me, especially since it hadn't even been a full day since I had to face Axel again. And, of course, with Kat, his on-and-off lover. Not that it was a secret.After all, I decided yesterday to let him be because he was engaged to someone else. He was going to marry Vasilisa. What the hell was I doing with him?And the minute I decided to step back, here came his lover. He just threw his lover in my face.I mean, I got it. It was his house, his rules, whatever. But really? So soon? Did he have to do that? Did he really have to?"Are you ready?" Axel asked Kat.He seemed to be in a hurry to get out of there, and it was just so embarrassing. This was his house; I didn't even know where I fit in. There was nothing going on between the two of us. The situation was just awkward as hell."Almost," Kat responded. "I was just getting to know your houseguest."Axel's eyes shifted toward me again, and for a moment, our gazes met. I couldn't read his expression, but I f

AXELBut staying away from Hazel wasn't as easy as I thought or planned. She always had a way to mess with me and fuck up my defences. When she got back, I promised myself I wouldn't get close. She had been through enough, and I still had my demons to fight, demons that would probably be after me for my entire life.I wasn't good or right for her; that much was true.I didn't want her to hate me anymore, but I also hated this newfound behaviour she had with me. I hated how grateful she seemed. I hated how she sometimes looked at me as if she needed to do something to make me happy, as if she had to repay me for everything I had done for her.I hated the way she sometimes seemed more concerned about what I wanted than what she wanted for herself.Because that wasn't Hazel; the Hazel I had fallen in love with was a woman who smiled when she was happy, who spoke her mind when something bothered her, who dreamed about a future that had nothing to do with me.She wanted to become a nurse

AXELThankfully, we finally got to the party without Kat adding to my turmoil; the party I had only been invited to yesterday by my fiancée.Did I know about it before her little stunt? Yes, her father had told me about the unnecessary gathering. But I had already told him I couldn't make it. Then she decided to show up at my house at the worst possible time, mess up my day with Hazel, and force me to come here.So I thought, well, if she wants me here so bad, I'm going to show up; I'm going to ruin her day just as she had done to mine.As the car stopped, I was surprised by the press cameras waiting outside. It was almost as if she had called everyone here. There were cameras everywhere, people taking photographs, and reporters waiting to capture every little thing.This was more than just the little, exclusive group she had told me would be in attendance today.I mean, how old was Vasilisa? Two? Why the hell was she having a half-birthday party at twenty-four or twenty-five? Her ac